CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 153

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2017

RE:    S.B. No. 850

       H.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 850, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY,"

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 and intent of this measure is to require the Chief Information Officer to:

     (1)  Identify the information technology projects of the executive branch, including the Department of Education and University of Hawaii, that shall be subject to independent verification and validation; and

     (2)  Submit each independent verification and validation report to the Legislature within ten days of receiving the report.

     Your Committee on Conference finds that technology projects often involve substantial risk and expense and thus should be subject to independent verification and validation to ensure optimal use of public resources.  Your Committee on Conference also finds that making the Chief Information Officer responsible for identifying the technology projects that shall be subject to independent verification and validation is a proactive approach to achieving the successful development and implementation of certain technology projects.  Your Committee on Conference further finds that requiring independent verification and validation for certain technology projects will contribute to the efficient and effective functioning of public institutions and state government, and the success of state modernization initiatives.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by inserting an effective date of July 1, 2017.

     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 S.B. No. 850, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 850, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ JARRETT KEOHOKALOLE Co-Chair	____________________________ DONNA MERCADO KIM Chair
____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE Co-Chair	____________________________ GLENN WAKAI Co-Chair
	____________________________ JILL N. TOKUDA Co-Chair