STAND. COM. REP. NO. 833

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 1307

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1307 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AN OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require the Legislative Reference Bureau to conduct a study relating to the establishment of a state central hearing agency and to review the existing administrative hearings system in the various Executive Branch agencies.

The Department of Human Services and Legislative Reference Bureau offered comments on this measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1307 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair