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Committee advances bill creating a cross‑agency data‑sharing working group to support workforce outcomes
Summary
Senate Bill 7‑42 SD2 HD1 passed the House Committee on Finance with wide support from workforce, education and technology groups. The bill creates a data‑sharing working group to coordinate cross‑agency data governance and recommends a longer sunset and dedicated staff to sustain the effort.
The House Committee on Finance recommended passage of Senate Bill 7‑42 SD2 HD1, which would create a cross‑agency data working group to improve state data‑sharing governance and enable long‑term workforce‑outcome measurement.
The Office of Enterprise Technology Services (ETS) testified that it already has a data task force and asked the committee to secure two staff positions to support the working group and to extend the group’s sunset to 06/30/2027. Christine Sakuda, the State Chief Information Officer, and data advocates argued the longer timeline and staffed support are essential to build durable cross‑agency data governance rather than a short one‑year effort.
Workforce organizations, the University of Hawaii System and education partners supported the bill to better measure program outcomes and align investments with labor-market data. Matt Stevens — who described prior work in Colorado — told members an institutionalized data governance apparatus can transform decisions about workforce programs and allow the state to track which training investments lead to durable employment outcomes.
Action: Committee passed the bill with amendments extending the sunset and capturing staffing requests; members directed the working group to report on initial governance rules and a rollout plan. The committee also asked for coordination with the Department of Labor and other partner agencies to prioritize workforce outcome use cases.
Ending: The bill passed out of committee with broad cross‑sector support and a directive to ensure the working group has staff capacity and a clear timeline for reporting.
