STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1869

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2021

RE: S.B. No. 1039

S.D. 1

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 1039, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE, ITS OFFICERS, OR ITS EMPLOYEES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to satisfy several claims against the State, its officers, or its employees by making appropriations and approving payments for such claims.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Transportation, State Public Charter School Commission, and Aloha Stadium Authority. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of the Attorney General.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Including two additional claims that have been resolved, at the request of the Department of the Attorney General;

(2) Changing the means of financing for the claims to the respective departmental operating budgets, except for the miscellaneous claims and the two claims against the Hawaii State Public Charter School Commission; and

(3) 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 Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1039, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1039, S.D. 1, H.D. 2.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair