STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2750

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 1048

S.D. 1

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 S.B. No. 1048, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HAWAII CRIMINAL JUSTICE DATA CENTER FEES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to clarify the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center's authority to set and collect fees for its services.

Specifically, this measure:

(1) Deletes statutorily established fees for services provided by the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center and instead authorizes the Center to establish or adjust fees by administrative rules adopted pursuant to Chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes; and

(2) Repeals a provision that exempts county agencies from paying fees for employment background checks.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Department of the Attorney General.

Your Committee finds that providing the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center with the flexibility to adjust the fees charged for its services will help the Center to sustain its operations and minimize its use of general funds. Your Committee further finds that removing the county fee exemption for employment background checks will increase the annual revenue collected by the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center by approximately $30,000 and will provide a fair and consistent process for all non-criminal justice agencies that submit fingerprints to the Center for processing.

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 S.B. No. 1048, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair