STAND. COM. REP. NO. 185-06
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2006
RE: H.B. No. 2965
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2006
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Tourism & Culture, to which was referred H.B. No. 2965 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO A COMMISSION TO CELEBRATE 2008 AS THE YEAR OF THE FAMILY,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to strengthen Hawaii's families by:
(1) Establishing a temporary commission responsible for arranging the commemoration of the "Year of the Family" in 2008;
(2) Creating a trust fund to be used by the Commission for the commemoration of the "Year of the Family"; and
(3) Appropriating $75,000 for the commission to complete its tasks.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hawaii, Hawaii Family Forum, and The Ohana Project testified in support of this bill.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Tourism & Culture that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2965 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Tourism & Culture,
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____________________________ JERRY L. CHANG, Chair |
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