STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1881-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: S.C.R. No. 174

S.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Higher Education & Technology, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 174, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO CONVENE A TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY DATA GOVERNANCE TASK FORCE TO ASSESS CURRENT DEMOGRAPHIC DATA COLLECTION, PROCESSING, RETENTION, AND SHARING PROCEDURES UTILIZED BY ALL STATE AGENCIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request:

(1) The Legislature to convene a task force to develop a Twenty-First Century Data Governance Task Force (Task Force) to assess current demographic data collection, processing, retention, and sharing procedures utilized by all state agencies;

(2) The Task Force to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Legislature before the Regular Session of 2025; and

(3) The Task Force to dissolve on June 30, 2025.

Your committee received testimony in support from the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Higher Education & Technology that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 174, S.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Higher Education & Technology,

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AMY A. PERRUSO, Chair