CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 82-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 1983

H.D. 1

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1983, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to establish, and appropriate funds for, the State Film Liaison to plan, develop, and execute a statewide film industry development strategy for purposes of establishing a collaborative film industry development program.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the name of the State Film Liaison to the State Media Industry Development Liaison and making associated conforming amendments;

(2) Inserting the provision relating to retaining the civil service status of existing positions within the Film Industry Branch of the Creative Industries Division of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism in Session Law, rather than codifying it in the Hawaii Revised Statutes;

(3) Changing the appropriation for the State Media Industry Development Liaison from $65,000 to $60,000;

(4) Inserting an appropriation of $33,600 to establish and fill one full-time equivalent Administrative Assistant position within the Creative Industries Division of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism;

(5) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2022; and

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

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1983, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1983, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ GLENN WAKAI Chair	____________________________ SEAN QUINLAN Co-Chair
____________________________ MAILE S.L. SHIMABUKURO Co-Chair	____________________________ DANIEL HOLT Co-Chair