STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1042

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 1525

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 Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1525, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII STATE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM BUDGET,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to help the Hawaii State Public Library System meet its mission of nurturing a lifelong love of reading and learning in Hawaii's people by appropriating additional funding to the base operating budget of the Library System for fiscal biennium 2019-2021.

The Hawaii State Public Library System and a concerned individual supported 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. 1525, H.D. 1, 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