STAND. COM. REP. NO. 60

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                   

 

RE:     S.B. No. 37

        S.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 37 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to amend the law relating to public libraries.

 

     Prior to the hearing on this measure, your Committee posted and made available for public review a proposed S.D. 1, which amends this measure by deleting its contents and replacing it with language that appropriates funds for operating expenses of the Hawaii State Public Library System.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the proposed S.D. 1 from the Hawaii State Public Library System.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by adopting the proposed S.D. 1.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 37, as amended herein, and recommends that it be recommitted to your Committee on Education, in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 37, S.D. 1, for further consideration.

 

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Education,

 

 

 

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MICHELLE N. KIDANI, Chair