CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 148

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: H.B. No. 554

H.D. 2

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 554, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CAMPUS SAFETY,"

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 measure is to:

(1) Require that the University of Hawaii ensure that any individual who participates in implementing the University's disciplinary process has training or experience in handling sexual misconduct complaints and the University's disciplinary process;

(2) Require that the University of Hawaii provide mandatory annual trauma-informed, gender-inclusive, LGBTQ+-inclusive sexual misconduct primary prevention and awareness programming for students and employees of the University;

(3) Prohibit the University from taking certain disciplinary action against individuals reporting sexual misconduct unless certain exceptions apply; and

(4) Establish positions and appropriate funds.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Inserting an appropriation amount of $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2023-2024 and fiscal year 2024-2025 for the four full-time equivalent positions;

(2) Clarifying that the positions being established are administrative, professional, and technical positions;

(3) Adding the requisite information for making an appropriation in excess of the general fund expenditure ceiling pursuant to article VII, section 9, of the Hawaii State Constitution and sections 37-91 and 37-93, Hawaii Revised Statutes;

(4) Changing the effective date to upon approval, with the appropriation to take effect on July 1, 2023; and

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

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. 554, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 554, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ DONNA MERCADO KIM Chair	____________________________ AMY A. PERRUSO Co-Chair
____________________________ GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN Co-Chair	____________________________ DAVID A. TARNAS Co-Chair
____________________________ JOY A. SAN BUENAVENTURA Co-Chair	____________________________ BERTRAND KOBAYASHI Co-Chair