CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 185

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2017

RE:    H.B. No. 847

       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. 847, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII RESEARCH,"

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 provide the University of Hawaii the express statutory authority to create, finance, and participate in economic enterprises and expand workforce opportunities through the commercialization of inventions and discoveries generated by or at the University by establishing the Innovation and Commercialization Initiative Program and the University Innovation and Commercialization Initiative Special Fund.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Specifying that the Legislature finds that it is a matter of concern to promote the economic health and diversify workforce opportunities in the State;

     (2)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2017;

     (3)  Providing that the measure shall be repealed on June 30, 2021; and

     (4)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity        and consistency.

     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. 847, 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. 847, 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

____________________________ KAIALI'I KAHELE Chair	____________________________ ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY Co-Chair
____________________________ GLENN WAKAI Co-Chair	____________________________ SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO Co-Chair
____________________________ GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN Co-Chair	____________________________ JARRETT KEOHOKALOLE Co-Chair
____________________________ DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ Co-Chair