STAND. COM. REP. NO.  845-08

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

 

RE:   H.B. No. 3360

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 3360, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to support statewide planning and coordination efforts for Hawaii's science and technology sector by establishing the Hawaii State Science and Technology Task Force to, among other things, develop the Hawaii State Science and Technology Plan.

 

     The University of Hawaii, High Technology Development Corporation, Office of Information Practices, and the Hawaii Science & Technology Council submitted comments.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 3360, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

 

 

 

 

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair