STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1972

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.B. No. 1001

S.D. 2

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 S.B. No. 1001, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO GOVERNMENT DATA,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Establish within the Office of Enterprise Technology Services a Chief Data Officer position and a Data Set Task Force to develop, implement, and manage statewide data policies, procedures, and standards; and

(2) Appropriate funds for the Chief Data Officer's salary and fringe benefits.

The Department of Education, Office of Information Practices, Ulupono Initiative, Civil Beat Law Center for the Public Interest, O‘ahu County Democrats, Transform Hawai‘i Government, Elemental Excelerator, and an individual supported this measure. The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations 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 S.B. No. 1001, S.D. 2, 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