CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 93-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: S.B. No. 2516

S.D. 2

H.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

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. 2516, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES,"

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) Clarify that centralized computer information management and processing services shall be provided through the Chief Information Officer; and

(2) Specify that the Chief Information Officer shall be appointed by and have a salary established by the Governor and report to the Comptroller.

Your Committee on Conference finds that although the Office of Enterprise Technology Services is established within the Department of Accounting and General Services, existing law requires the Chief Information Officer who heads the Office to report to the Governor, rather than the Comptroller. Your Committee on Conference further finds that this glitch in the reporting structure was inadvertently created when the position of the Chief Information Officer was transferred from the Office of the Governor to the Department of Accounting and General Services. This measure corrects this structural deficiency.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by making it effective upon its approval.

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. 2516, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2516, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ SCOT Z. MATAYOSHI Co-Chair	____________________________ HENRY J.C. AQUINO Chair
____________________________ MARK M. NAKASHIMA Co-Chair	____________________________ ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY Co-Chair
____________________________ LISA KITAGAWA Co-Chair	____________________________ SHARON MORIWAKI Co-Chair