STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1210

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: S.B. No. 1057
                                     




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.B. No. 1057 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON
     REHABILITATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to restructure the State
Advisory Council on Rehabilitation, including renaming it to the
State Rehabilitation Council to conform with the federal
Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998.

     The Commission on Persons with Disabilities and the
Department of Human Services testified in support of this bill.

     Your Committee finds that this measure conforms state law
with federal law and does not require additional funding.  The
changes are intended to increase the involvement of the Council
in improving services and to assure closer relationship with
other government programs that provide services to persons with
disabilities.

     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 is in accord with the intent and purpose
of S.B. No. 1057 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and
be referred to the Committee on Finance.


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



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                                   DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Chair