STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1351

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: H.C.R. No. 28

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 28 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING COUNTIES TO MAKE A CONCERTED EFFORT TO DEVELOP A SENIOR TAX WORK-OFF PROGRAM TO HELP PAY REAL PROPERTY TAXES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to urge each of the counties to establish a Senior Tax Work-Off Program (Program) to allow senior citizens to work for county offices to earn an amount to be credited to the payment of their property taxes.

The Hawaii Association of REALTORS testified in support of this measure.

Your Committee has amended this concurrent resolution by:

(1) Focusing the Program on low-income seniors at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity and sytle.

 

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 28, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 28, H.D. 1.

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

 

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ALEX M. SONSON, Chair