STAND. COM. REP. NO. 172

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.B. No. 1686
                                     




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Legislative Management, to which was
referred H.B. No. 1686 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF OMBUDSMAN,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to appropriate funds to the
Office of Ombudsman (Office) for replacement of non-year-2000-
compliant equipment and software.

     The Office submitted testimony in support of this measure.

     Your Committee notes that much of the Office's computer
system is not year 2000 compliant.  Moreover, the file server
that houses the Office's intranet system and case management
system is also noncompliant and is considered obsolete by the
industry.  This bill would allow the Office to replace its non-
year-2000-compliant equipment and software, including its case
management system, and train staff in the use of the new
software.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Legislative Management that is attached to this
report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose
of H.B. No. 1686 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and
be referred to the Committee on Finance.


 
 
 
 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Legislative
                                   Management,



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                                   EZRA KANOHO, Chair