CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 32

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2017

RE:    H.B. No. 425

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 3

       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. 425, H.D. 1, S.D. 3, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII,"

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:

     (1)  Make specified sections of Hawaii's Code of Ethics inapplicable to technology transfer activities sponsored by the University of Hawaii; provided that the activities comply with the regulatory framework and research compliance program and policies approved by the Board of Regents; and

(2)  Require the Board of Regents to submit a status report on its regulatory framework and research compliance program and technology transfer activities to the Legislature prior to the convening of each Regular Session.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Clarifying in the purpose and findings section that supporting the contributions of the University of Hawaii to the economic health and diversification of the State is a matter of concern to the Legislature; and

     (2)  Amending the effective date to upon its 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. 425, H.D. 1, S.D. 3, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 425, H.D. 1, S.D. 3, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ KAIALI'I KAHELE Chair	____________________________ ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY Co-Chair
____________________________ GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN Co-Chair	____________________________ SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO Co-Chair