CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 92-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: S.B. No. 2526

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. 2526, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY,"

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 extend the Technology Services Consolidation Working Group's dissolution date and require the Working Group to assist the Office of Enterprise Technology Services in working with certain state agencies to inventory and categorize the business criticality of each major state information technology system or data set and determine the appropriate data center or hosting facility requirements.

Your Committee on Conference finds that government data systems provide critical government services to citizens of the State. Your Committee on conference further finds that the benefits of a resilient data center or hosting facility extend far beyond the avoidance of downtime, as it will foster greater public trust in government operations, as citizens can be confident that their data is secure and accessible even in the face of unforeseen events. Moreover, it will enhance the State's ability to respond to emergencies and natural disasters, ensuring that critical information remains available when it is needed most. Therefore, this measure will ensure that all consolidated state information technology data are housed in a facility with the resiliency to perform maintenance or upgrades without downtime and the redundancy and contingencies for power outages.

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. 2526, 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. 2526, 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

____________________________ CHRIS TODD Co-Chair	____________________________ HENRY J.C. AQUINO Chair
____________________________ LISA KITAGAWA Co-Chair	____________________________ ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY Co-Chair
	____________________________ SHARON MORIWAKI Co-Chair