CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 131-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: H.B. No. 2107

H.D. 2

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

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. 2107, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATED TO DISASTER SERVICES,"

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 appropriate funds to establish a Limited English Proficiency Language Access Coordinator within the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Exempting the Limited English Proficiency Language Access Coordinator position from the civil service;

(2) Inserting an appropriation amount of $100,000 for the establishment of one full-time equivalent Limited English Proficiency Language Access Coordinator position;

(3) Inserting an appropriation amount of $100,000 for programming support for limited English proficiency community projects, such as public service announcements, translation services, and other program projects and support;

(4) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2024; and

(5) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of 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. 2107, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2107, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ GLENN WAKAI Chair	____________________________ MAHINA POEPOE Co-Chair
____________________________ DRU KANUHA Co-Chair	____________________________ RACHELE LAMOSAO Co-Chair