STAND. COM. REP. NO. 37-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 1885

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Higher Education & Technology, to which was referred H.B. No. 1885 entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure to establish within the Office of Enterprise Technology Services a Chief Data Officer and a Data Task Force to develop, implement, and manage statewide data policies, procedures, and standards.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Office of Information Practices, Office of Enterprise Technology Services, Hawaii Health Information Exchange, Transform Hawaii Government, Civil Beat Law Center for the Public Interest, and one individual. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Budget and Finance.

Your Committee finds that the efficient integration, management, governance, and sharing of data can greatly improve state programs and the delivery of services to the State's citizens. This measure establishes the Chief Data Officer to develop, implement, and manage statewide data policies, procedures, and standards for the entire State.

Your Committee notes that the estimated cost for the establishment of the Chief Data Officer is $130,000 for the first fiscal yar and $260,000 for subsequent years.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Clarifying the role of the Chief Data Officer to improve departmental decision making;

(2) Removing the legislative members of the task force;

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

(4) 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 Higher Education & Technology that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1885, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1885, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Higher Education & Technology,

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GREGG TAKAYAMA, Chair