STAND. COM. REP. 669
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2003
RE: H.B. No. 129
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2003
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 129, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO BRIDGE TO HOPE,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to:
(1) Expand the eligibility to the Bridge to Hope Program (BTH) to include Temporary Assistance to Other Needy Families program recipients; and
(2) Appropriate funds to BTH for program expenses and a full-time outreach position.
The Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, BTH, National Association of Social Workers, Community Alliance on Prisons, Advocates for Consumer Rights, Kokua Council, and a number of concerned citizens testified in support of this measure. The Department of Human Services and University of Hawaii testified in support of the intent of this measure.
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. 129, H.D. 1, 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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