STAND. COM. REP. NO. 962

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 1509

S.D. 2

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 1509, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE ARCHIVES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to ensure the preservation of, and long-term public access to, government records.

More specifically, this measure:

(1) Establishes additional sources of moneys to be deposited into the state archives preservation and long-term access special fund; and

(2) Appropriates moneys for the preservation of, and long‑term access to, government records.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Department of Accounting and General Services; Ukulele Friend, LLC; and four individuals.

Your Committee received written comments on this measure from the University of Hawaii.

Your Committee finds that providing for additional sources of funding for the state archives preservation and long-term access special fund will assist the State Archives in providing more content and serving more public and government stakeholders.

Your Committee has amended this measure by expanding the scope of the state archives preservation and long-term access special fund to include the preservation of, and long-term access to, other materials preserved at the State Archives.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1509, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1509, S.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair