STAND. COM. REP. NO. 21

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 6

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 Labor & Public Employment, to which was referred H.B. No. 6 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE UNIFORM EMPLOYEE AND STUDENT ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to enact The Uniform Employee and Student Online Privacy Protection Act which adopts uniform laws on protecting the online accounts of employees, prospective employees, unpaid interns, applicants, and students and prospective students, from employers and educational institutions.

The Commission to Promote Uniform Legislation, Department of Education, and the Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii testified in support of this measure. The University of Hawai‘i, American Council of Life Insurers, and American Civil Liberties Union of Hawai‘i provided comments on this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Amending the definition of "protected personal online account";

(2) Changing its effective date to January 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion; and

(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Labor & Public Employment that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 6, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 6, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Lower & Higher Education.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Labor & Public Employment,

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AARON LING JOHANSON, Chair