CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 105

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: H.B. No. 478

H.D. 1

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

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. 478, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS,"

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:

(1) Establish qualifications for membership on the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Commission; and

(2) Appropriate funds to the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to award one-time fellowships to promising artists.

You Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Adding as ex officio, nonvoting members to the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Commission the chair of the Senate and House of Representatives standing committees with primary jurisdiction over culture and the arts;

(2) Removing the appropriation of funds to the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to award one-time fellowships to promising artists;

(3) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2023; and

(4) 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. 478, 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. 478, 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

____________________________ CHRIS LEE Chair	____________________________ ADRIAN K. TAM Co-Chair
____________________________ DONNA MERCADO KIM Co-Chair	____________________________ DARIUS KILA Co-Chair