STAND. COM. REP. NO. 178
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2015
RE: H.B. No. 975
H.D. 1
Honorable Joseph M. Souki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Eighth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2015
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 975 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to help strengthen Hawaii's economy by:
(1) Requiring the State Ethics Commission to consider the research compliance program of the University of Hawaii; and
(2) Authorizing the State Ethics Commission to permit technology transfer arrangements as long as such arrangements are likely to create specific benefits to the State or public,
when the State Ethics Commission renders advisory opinions concerning technology transfer activities conducted by the University of Hawaii.
Your Committee has amended this bill by changing the effective date to July 1, 2525.
Your Committee notes that the stakeholders testified that they are working on proposed language that would address their concerns. Your Committee asked the stakeholders to work on a bright-line test, which would leave less room for varying interpretation and produce consistent results in its application.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Higher Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 975, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 975, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Higher Education,
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____________________________ ISAAC W. CHOY, Chair |
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