CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 60-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: S.B. No. 3191

S.D. 1

H.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

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. 3191, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII,"

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 permanently authorize the University of Hawaii to continue to regulate conflicts of interest and other ethical issues for technology transfer activities sponsored by the University of Hawaii.

Your Committee on Conference finds that Act 38, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, established that technology transfer activities sponsored by the University of Hawaii shall be exempt from certain requirements of the State Ethics Code. This exemption is scheduled to repeal on June 20, 2024. The University of Hawaii has adopted policies and procedures to ensure compliance with ethical standards and to avoid conflicts of interest. Accordingly, this measure allows the University of Hawaii to continue to serve as a leader in innovation and economic development by permanently authorizing the University of Hawaii to continue to operate technology transfer activities under its existing requirements.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by inserting an effective date of June 29, 2024.

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. 3191, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3191, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ AMY A. PERRUSO Co-Chair	____________________________ DONNA MERCADO KIM Chair
____________________________ DAVID A. TARNAS Co-Chair	____________________________ KARL RHOADS Co-Chair
____________________________ DEE MORIKAWA Co-Chair