STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1108-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: S.B. No. 3191

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Higher Education & Technology, to which was referred S.B. No. 3191, S.D. 1, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to permanently authorize the University of Hawaii to regulate conflicts of interest and other ethical issues for technology transfer activities sponsored by the University of Hawaii.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the University of Hawaiʻi System.

Your Committee finds that in 2017, the Legislature supported the University of Hawaii's efforts to promote the commercialization of inventions and discoveries generated by its faculty, students, and alumni by giving the University the responsibility to ensure that its transfer technology activities comport with the State Ethics Code. That authority is set to sunset on June 30, 2024. This measure will give the University permanent authority to ensure that its technology transfer activities continue to comply with ethics.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to July 1, 3000, to encourage further discussion.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Higher Education & Technology that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3191, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3191, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Higher Education & Technology,

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AMY A. PERRUSO, Chair