REPORT TITLE:
Com on Persons w/ Disabilities


DESCRIPTION:
Creates a special fund in the commission on persons with
disabilities; allows commission to charge reasonable fees to
review private sector building plans to comply with the Americans
with Disabilities Act requirements.  Allows fund to be used for
commission staff and operations.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                        
THE SENATE                              S.B. NO.           802
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 1999                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                   A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT

RELATING TO THE COMMISSION ON PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.



BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 1      SECTION 1.  Chapter 348E, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
 
 2 amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated
 
 3 and to read as follows:
 
 4      "§348E-     Compliance review special fund; fees; use of
 
 5 fund.  (a)  There is created within the treasury of the State for
 
 6 the commission on persons with disabilities a compliance review
 
 7 special fund.  All moneys received by the commission for the
 
 8 review of private sector building plans to comply with the
 
 9 requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act shall be
 
10 deposited into the compliance review special fund.
 
11      (b)  All moneys in the compliance review special fund shall
 
12 be expended by the commission for the purpose of funding the
 
13 commission's staff and operations.
 
14      (c)  The commission may charge reasonable fees for its
 
15 review of private sector building plans to comply with the
 
16 requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act."
 
17      SECTION 2.  New statutory material is underscored.
 

 
 
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 1      SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
 
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 3                           INTRODUCED BY:  _______________________