STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3272

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 2836

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2020

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 2836 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE ACCESS HAWAII COMMITTEE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to give agencies more flexibility and online options to provide enhanced digital services to the public to better serve the public and businesses.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the State Procurement Office and Office of Enterprise Technology Services. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Disability and Communication Access Board and one individual.

Your Committee finds that to better serve the public and businesses, the State must align current practices of various departments and agencies that use multiple internet services. This measure gives departments and agencies more flexibility to deliver digital services to the public and better coordinate the multiple Internet services used by the State to take better advantage of new technologies and portal services available on the constantly evolving Internet.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Adding a member to the Access Hawaii Committee to be appointed by the Disability and Communication Access Board; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2836, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2836, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,

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KARL RHOADS, Chair