STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1106

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 1593

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. 1593, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Require the Department of Budget and Finance, in consultation with the Department of Accounting and General Services and the Office of Enterprise Technology Services, to develop and procure a uniform financial database for use by all state agencies; and

(2) Appropriate funds for this purpose.

The O‘ahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i and Transform Hawai‘i Government submitted testimony in support of this measure. The Department of Budget and Finance, Office of Enterprise Technology Services, and Department of Education provided comments.

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. 1593, 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