STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3^
Honolulu, Hawaii
APR 0 3 2024
RE: S.R. No. 5
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2024
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Labor and Technology, to which was referred
S.R. No. 5 entitled:
"SENATE RESOLUTION URGING THE PROMPT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
HAWAII ELECTRONIC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACCESSIBILITY ACT ON
OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2024,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to:
(1) Urge the Chief Information Officer to ensure prompt
implementation of Act 172, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022,
(Act 172) on or before December 31, 2024; and
(2) Request and advise the Chief Information Officer to
submit a report to the Legislature no later than thirty
days before the Regular Session of 2025, that:
(A) Describes the status of implementation of Act 172;
and
(B) Makes any recommendations for future legislation
needed to ensure that the State's electronic
information technology meets or exceeds federal
accessibility standards.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Office of Enterprise Technology Services, Disability and
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Communication Access Board, National Federation of the Blind of
Hawaii, and three individuals.
Your Committee received comments on this measure from the
Department of Human Services.
Your Committee finds that electronic information technology
accessibility standards are necessary to ensure disability access
to electronic information technology, which is key for
independence and equality to people with disabilities in the
State. Accordingly, the Legislature enacted Act 172, known as the
Hawaii Electronic Information Technology Accessibility Act, which
requires the Office of Enterprise Technology Services, in
consultation with the Disability and Communication Access Board
and a working group composed of stakeholders, to develop, publish,
and periodically review and update electronic information
technology accessibility standards required to be implemented by
all state entities within six months of the publication or
amendment of these standards. However, no standards have been
issued since the enactment of Act 172 on June 27, 2022. This
measure provides a timeline that will help the State meet its
digital equity goals and ensure that all electronic information,
programs, and services offered by the State are accessible to
individuals with a disability.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Labor and Technology that is attached to this report,
your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 5
and recommends its adoption.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Labor and
Technology,
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 The Senate
Thirty-Second Legislature
State of Hawai‘i
Record of Votes
Committee on Labor and Technology
LBT
Bill / Resolution No.:* Committee Referral: Date:
L&r
__ The Committee is reconsidering its previous decision on this measure.
If so, then the previous decision was to:________________________________________________
The Recommendation is:
y Pass, unamended Pass, with amendments Hold __ Recommit
2312 2311 2310 2313
Members Aye Aye (WR) Nay Excused
AQUINO, Henry J.C. (C)
MORIWAKI. Sharon Y. (VC)
IHARA, Jr., Les
LEE, Chris
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FEVELLA, Kurt
TOTAL
Recommendation:
Adopted __ Not Adopted
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Chai^^ qir Designee’s Signature:
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Distribution; Original Yellow Pink Goldenrod
File with Committee Report Clerk's Office Drafting Agency Committee File Copy
*Only one measure per Record of Votes
Revised: 12/27/23