STAND. COM. REP. NO.598
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2001
RE: H.B. No. 628
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2001
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 628 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FOSTER BOARD ALLOWANCES FOR STUDENTS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to:
(1) Clarify that higher education board allowances are available to eligible persons who were formerly foster children; and
(2) Add a third party to the list of allowable recipients of payments of higher education board allowances.
The Department of Human Services and the University of Hawaii testified in support of this bill. Maui Youth and Family Services, Inc. supported the intent of this bill.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 628 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair |
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