STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2783

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 2287

S.D. 2

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 2287, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to improve the accessibility of state information technology services.

Specifically, this measure requires the Information Technology Steering Committee to assist the Chief Information Officer in developing a plan to enhance and increase the usage of the hawaii.gov mobile internet application.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Office of Enterprise Technology Services.

Your Committee finds that the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic demonstrated the importance of ensuring that state services are accessible to individuals using mobile communication devices. Your Committee further finds that directing the Information Technology Steering Committee to help enhance the State's mobile internet application will facilitate increased usage of that application by residents and visitors.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

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

(2) Making technical nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity and consistency.

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. 2287, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2287, 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