STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1488

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.C.R. No. 191

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 191 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE STATE LIBRARIAN, TO EXPLORE THE FEASIBILITY OF ACTIVATING A STATEWIDE LIBRARY ADVISORY COMMISSION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the Board of Education, in consultation with the State Librarian, to explore the feasibility of activating a statewide library advisory commission.

     This measure also requests the Board of Education to report its findings, recommendations, and proposed legislation, if any, to the Legislature prior to the convening of the 2014 Regular Session.

     Your Committee finds that a statewide library advisory commission could increase and diversify usage of library facilities.  Requesting the Board of Education to study and report on the feasibility of establishing a statewide library advisory commission would provide the Legislature with information necessary to determine whether to establish such a commission.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 191 and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair