CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 111

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: S.B. No. 1232

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 1232, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE 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 measure is to:

(1) Authorize the State Librarian, with approval from the Board of Education, to impose and collect rates, rents, fees, fines and charges for the use of state library facilities and revise rates, rents, fees, and charges as necessary without regard to chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes; and

(2) Sunset on June 30, 2028.

Your Committee on Conference finds that the State Public Library System provides thousands of residents in the State with free, convenient access to library materials. However, the current process to collect fees is cumbersome, requiring updates of fee schedules to follow the administrative rule process pursuant to chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes. This measure provides the State Librarian with greater flexibility to collect fees that will provide additional funding to support and continue library services across the State.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Making it effective upon its approval; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

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 S.B. No. 1232, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1232, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ JUSTIN H. WOODSON Co-Chair	____________________________ MICHELLE N. KIDANI Chair
____________________________ DEE MORIKAWA Co-Chair	____________________________ MAILE S.L. SHIMABUKURO Co-Chair