STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1273-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: S.B. No. 3002

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 3002, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LIBRARIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to authorize employees of public libraries to perform the services of notaries public in government service for fees, which are to be deposited into the Library Fee for Enhanced Services Special Fund.

The Hawaii State Public Library System and Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii testified in support of this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2050; and

(2) Making a technical, nonsubstantive amendment for clarity and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3002, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3002, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Education,

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JUSTIN H. WOODSON, Chair