CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.61

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: H.B. No. 614

H.D. 2

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 614, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII STATE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM,"

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 bill is to repeal statutory references to the Public-Private Partners for Literacy Trust Fund (Trust Fund) and Advisory Alliance for Literacy and Lifelong Learning.

Your Committee on Conference finds that these statutes are unnecessary and refer to programs that are either outdated or are not under the control of the Hawaii State Public Library System (HSPLS). HSPLS has no specific connection to the Trust Fund and its moneys or operation. However, your Committee on Conference would like to state that the intention of this bill is to clarify the statutes and not to affect the ongoing operations of the Trust Fund.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by making a technical, nonsubstantive change for purposes of style and clarity.

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 H.B. No. 614, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 614, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

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NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair

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KEN ITO, Co-Chair

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BERTHA C. KAWAKAMI, Co-Chair