STAND. COM. REP. NO. 492

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 1354

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 1354 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION PRACTICES BUDGET,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to authorize the expenditure of additional amounts for the operating budgets of the Office of Information Practices for fiscal year (FY) 2019-2020 and FY 2020-2021. Specifically, this measure authorizes the Office to expend $106,200 for FY 2019-2020 and $100,000 for FY 2020-2021.

The Office of Information Practices and Hawaii Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists testified in support of this measure. An individual testified in opposition. The League of Women Voters of Hawaii and an individual provided comments.

Your Committee has amended this measure by decreasing the requested amounts by $15,000 for both FYs. As amended, the requested appropriation for the Office is $91,200 for FY 2019-2020 and $85,000 for FY 2020-2021.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1354, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1354, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

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

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CHRIS LEE, Chair