STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1963

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: S.C.R. No. 18
                                     




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Human  Services  and Housing, to which was
referred S.C.R. No. 18 entitled:

     "SENATE CONCURRENT  RESOLUTION  REQUESTING THE INCORPORATION
     OF ASSISTIVE  TECHNOLOGY  CONSIDERATIONS  IN ALL APPROPRIATE
     ADMINISTRATION MEASURES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request:

     (1)  The  Governor   to   incorporate  assistive  technology
          considerations  and  language   in  all  administration
          measures relating to persons with disabilities; and

     (2)  The Department of  Business,  Economic Development, and
          Tourism (DBEDT) to develop incentives to encourage out-
          of-state businesses and  vendors that provide assistive
          technology devices in Hawaii to increase their supplies
          to Hawaii.

     The State Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities and
the Hawaii Assistive  Technology  Training and Services testified
in  support  of  this  concurrent  resolution.    DBEDT  and  the
Commission on Persons with  Disabilities  testified in support of
the intent of this concurrent resolution.

 
 
 
 
 
 
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     As affirmed by the record  of  votes  of the members of your
Committee on Human Services and  Housing that is attached to this
report, your Committee  concurs  with  the  intent and purpose of
S.C.R.  No.  18,  and  recommends  that  it  be  referred  to the
Committee on Finance.

                                   Respectfully    submitted   on
                                   behalf of  the  members of the
                                   Committee  on  Human  Services
                                   and Housing,



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                                   DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Chair