CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 151-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 2214

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2214, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DIGITAL LITERACY,"

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 require and fund the Board of Education, through the State Librarian, to establish a digital literacy program to promote digital literacy through programmatic activities, including making digital technology accessible to individuals with disabilities.

Your Committee on Conference finds that digital literacy skills are crucial for career success today. However, while digitization offers advantages to digitally literate individuals, it also increases barriers for members of the public who lack digital skills. Accordingly, this measure promotes digital literacy and the improvement of workforce skills by establishing a digital literacy program within the public library system.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Inserting an appropriation amount of $75,000; and

(2) Removing the establishment of one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) position within the Hawaii state public library system.

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 S.B. No. 2214, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2214, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ JUSTIN H. WOODSON Co-Chair	____________________________ MICHELLE N. KIDANI Chair
____________________________ STACELYNN K. M. ELI Co-Chair	____________________________ BENNETTE MISALUCHA Co-Chair