STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2033-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.C.R. No. 27

S.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 Labor & Tourism, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 27, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES TO CONDUCT A FEASIBILITY STUDY ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STATEWIDE INTERAGENCY SYSTEM FOR FILING AND MAINTAINING DOCUMENTS REQUIRED OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS ACCESSING GOVERNMENT SERVICES ONLINE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Office of Enterprise Technology Services to conduct a feasibility study on the development of a statewide interagency system for filing and maintaining documents required of individuals and organizations accessing government services online.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Human Services, Office of Enterprise Technology Services, Hawai‘i Alliance of Nonprofit Organizations, Hawai‘i Children's Action Network Speaks!, Parents and Children Together, Transform Hawai‘i Government, and one individual. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations.

Your Committee finds that many government services and programs require personal information for online access privileges and require documentation to be uploaded in certain instances. The same information often must be uploaded numerous times to access online services at different times or to access different services.

Your Committee further finds that a statewide interagency system for filing and maintenance of documents required to access government services online would improve efficiency and user experience. The Office of Enterprise Technology Services is uniquely positioned to study and implement such a system.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Labor & Tourism that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 27, S.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Labor & Tourism,

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RICHARD H.K. ONISHI, Chair