STAND. COM. REP. NO. 484

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 802
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health and Human Services, to which was
referred S.B. No. 802 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE COMMISSION ON PERSONS
     WITH DISABILITIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to create a compliance review
special fund for the Commission on Persons with Disabilities
(Commission) to be used for the review of private sector building
plans compliance to requirements of the American with
Disabilities Act (ADA).

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Commission.

     This measure facilitates the accumulation of funds from fees
charged by the Commission in its work of advising architects,
contractors, and developers of private buildings on whether the
building is ADA compliant.  It is not the intent of your
Committee to displace private sector services in this regard.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
 Committee on Health and Human Services that is attached to this
report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose
of S.B. No. 802 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.


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



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                                   SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair

 
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