STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1078-20

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2020

RE: S.B. No. 2307

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2020

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Labor & Public Employment, to which was referred S.B. No. 2307, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO STATE PROCUREMENT OF WIFI AND INTERNET SERVICES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require all state and state funded facilities, with certain exceptions, to have internet computer and wireless access filters to restrict access to pornography sites.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Education and Office of Enterprise Technology Services. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Hawaii State Public Library System.

Your Committee finds that the Internet of today is full of pornographic content and the federal Children's Internet Protection Act requires all public schools and libraries receiving federal funds and providing internet access to use filters that restrict people from accessing pornography while using their internet services.

Your Committee further finds that the State has a compelling interest in ensuring that State resources are not being utilized to obtain or view pornography.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the effective date to January 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of 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 S.B. No. 2307, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2307, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

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

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AARON LING JOHANSON, Chair