CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 147

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2017

RE:    H.B. No. 1031

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1031, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this measure is to enable compliance with Internal Revenue Service requirements and ensure the security of federal tax information by authorizing the Department of Taxation, Department of Human Services, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, and Child Support Enforcement Agency to perform criminal history record checks on current and prospective employees, contractors and their employees and agents who can access federal tax information.  The measure further provides a process for the termination or denial of employment that may result from a criminal history record check.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by making it effective upon approval.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1031, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1031, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN Chair	____________________________ SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO Co-Chair
____________________________ MAILE S.L. SHIMABUKURO Co-Chair	____________________________ ROMY M. CACHOLA Co-Chair