STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1072

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

 

RE:   H.B. No. 670

      H.D. 2

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 670, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

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

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to protect the confidentiality of donors and potential donors to the University of Hawaii (UH) or UH Foundation by disclosing only the name of the donor, except for those requesting anonymity, the date, amount, and purpose of the donation.

 

     The UH Foundation testified in support of this bill.  A concerned individual opposed this measure.  The Office of Information Practices and a concerned individual provided comments.

 

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

 

     (1)  Removing government records disclosure provisions and inserting a provision stating that this measure should not be construed to imply that the UH Foundation is a governmental or quasi-governmental agency or body; and

 

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 670, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 670, H.D. 2.

 

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

 

 

 

 

____________________________

TOMMY WATERS, Chair