STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1118

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   S.B. No. 961

      S.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Economic Development & Business, to which was referred S.B. No. 961, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO INFORMATION SHARING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to increase governmental effectiveness by establishing information-sharing procedures between various departments and agencies by:

     (1)  Requiring departments and agencies to share information to improve government operations, unless otherwise prohibited by law;

     (2)  Requiring the Chief Information Officer to oversee the sharing of information among departments and agencies; and

     (3)  Appropriating funds for department and agency information-sharing programs.

The Office of Information Management and Technology testified in support of this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development & Business that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 961, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Economic Development & Business,

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CLIFT TSUJI, Chair