STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1762

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.C.R. No. 111

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Legislative Management, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 111 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION PRACTICES CONDUCT AN ALTERNATIVE APPEAL RESOLUTION PILOT PROJECT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Office of Information Practices to:

(1) Conduct an alternative resolution pilot project with a randomly selected sample of incoming public appeals under the Uniform Information Practices Act and the Sunshine Law;

(2) For each appeal in the selected sample:

(A) Prepare an informal and unenforceable guidance within two weeks of receiving the agency's and parties' final response; and

(B) Assure that a formal enforceable ruling will be issued if the informal guidance does not resolve the appeal; and

(3) Submit a report of its findings, recommendations, comparison of the outcomes and staff time requirements relating to the appeals, and any proposed legislation, to the 2020 Legislature.

The Office of Information Practices, The Civil Beat Law Center for the Public Interest, League of Women Voters of Hawaii, and Hawaii Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists testified in support of this measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Legislative Management that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 111 and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Legislative Management,

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TY J.K. CULLEN, Chair