HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	2084
TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018		H.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO THE HAWAII TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

PART I

SECTION 1. Section 206M-3.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"[[]§206M-3.5[]] Annual reports. The development corporation shall report annually to the legislature twenty days prior to the convening of the session on the impact of the program on:

(1) Increasing the awareness of the federal small business innovation research program and the number of companies submitting proposals to federal agencies;

(2) Increasing the number of phase I awards received by Hawaii businesses under the small business innovation research program; [and]

(3) Increasing the number of phase I to phase II conversions by Hawaii businesses[.]; and

(4) Providing outreach and mentorship assistance to innovative small businesses on the neighbor islands."

SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $         or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2018-2019 for the purpose of continuing the neighbor island innovation initiative program.

The sum appropriated shall be expended by the Hawaii technology development corporation for the purposes of this Act.

PART II

SECTION 3. The Hawaii technology development corporation may participate in and contribute funding for activities related to the development of a Hawaii cyber ecosystem comprising a variety of participants, including private companies, nonprofit organizations, government, and individuals who work together to protect Hawaii from cyber threats, and other related aspects of cybersecurity including:

(1) A comprehensive education curriculum on cybersecurity that spans the State's middle, intermediate, and high schools, and continues into higher education;

(2) Workforce development, including formal classroom education and experiential learning, to address Hawaii's unmet need for trained cybersecurity personnel;

(3) Innovative approaches to increase Hawaii's preparedness, readiness, and resilience to cyber threats; and

(4) Expansion of Hawaii's innovation economy.

SECTION 4. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $         or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2018-2019 to provide funds for the Hawaii technology development corporation to participate in and contribute funding for activities related to the development of a Hawaii cyber ecosystem and other related aspects of cybersecurity.

The sum appropriated shall be expended by the Hawaii technology development corporation for the purposes of this Act.

PART III

SECTION 5. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2112.

Report Title:

Hawaii Technology Development Corporation; Neighbor Island Small Business; Innovation; Cybersecurity; Appropriation

Description:

Requires HTDC to report outreach and mentorship assistance to Neighbor Island innovative small businesses. Appropriates funds for the Neighbor Island Innovation Initiative Program. Authorizes and provides funding for the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation to participate in and contribute funding for the development of a Hawaii cyber ecosystem and related aspects of cybersecurity. (HB2084 HD1)

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