STAND. COM. REP. NO. 848-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 1419

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1419, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTRONIC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACCESSIBILITY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require the Office of Enterprise Technology Services to develop, publish, and periodically update electronic information technology disability access standards to be implemented and used by all state entities.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawai‘i Civil Rights Commission, Statewide Independent Living Council of Hawaii, National Federation of the Blind of Hawaii, Hawaii State Committee of Blind Vendors, and seven individuals. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Office of Enterprise Technology Services, Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities, and Disability and Communication Access Board.

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. 1419, 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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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair