STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1252-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: S.B. No. 2291

S.D. 2

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 2291, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ADVISORY BOARDS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to establish advisory boards, focused on workforce development, for the Agribusiness Development Corporation, Hawaii Technology Development Corporation, and Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations; Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Agribusiness Development Corporation; Hawaii Technology Development Corporation; Local Food Coalition; Hawai‘i Farmers Union United; Hawai‘i Farm Bureau; and Hawaii Food+ Policy.

Your Committee finds that establishing advisory boards to support departmental and agency initiatives through identifying workforce needs and improving the coordination and alignment with business, community partners, and other government agencies will greatly assist in developing and creating opportunities to expand the workforce in critical areas of future need.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Amending the composition of the advisory board established within the Agribusiness Development Corporation; and

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

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2291, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2291, S.D. 2, H.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs,

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DAVID A. TARNAS, Chair