Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred H.B. No. 3194, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to reduce the term of appointment for members of the Commission for National and Community Service from four years to three years.

Your Committee received testimony in support of the measure from the University of Hawaii and the Hawaii Commission for National and Community Service.

The National and Community Service Act allows three-year terms on the State Commission for National and Community Service, whereas current state law establishes four-year terms. The Commission must be in compliance with federal law to be eligible for grants or allotments, or to receive a distribution of approved national service positions. Your Committee finds that this measure will make state law consistent with federal law.

Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 3194, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 3194, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Higher Education.