STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3938

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 1983

H.D. 1

S.D. 2

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 1983, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to establish a state film liaison to plan, develop, and execute a statewide film industry development strategy, and to appropriate moneys for an administrative assistant to support the state film liaison.

Your Committee received written comments on this measure from the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and Department of Budget and Finance.

Your Committee finds that establishing a state film liaison will help strengthen the existing state and county film offices while providing a long-term roadmap for the film industry's growth.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Clarifying that each position existing within the Film Branch of the Creative Industries Division of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism as of the effective date of the measure will retain the civil service status and duties of the respective position;

(2) Changing the appropriation amount from an unspecified sum to $65,000;

(3) Deleting language establishing an administrative assistant position;

(4) Clarifying that the new statutory language should be added to part IX of Chapter 201, Hawaii Revised Statutes; and

(5) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion on the measure.

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

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair