STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 2109
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2023
RE: S.B. No. 811
S.D. 2
H.D. 2
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2023
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 811, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DEMOGRAPHIC DATA,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to:
(1) Require state agencies to disaggregate data consistent with federal standards and require publication of the data; and
(2) Establish a task force to assess and submit a report to the Legislature on demographic data collection, processing, retention, and sharing procedures, needs, and challenges.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawai‘i Friends of Civil Rights, ‘Ahahui o nā Kauka, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Response Recovery Resilience Team, Papa Ola Lokahi, Hawai‘i Coalition for Immigrant Rights, Hawai‘i Workers Center, and six individuals. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Education, Department of Human Services, Department of Health, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, and University of Hawai‘i System.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Changing the effective date to June 30, 3000, to encourage further discussion; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 811, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 811, S.D. 2, H.D. 2.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair |
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