STAND. COM. REP. NO.  411

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.B. No. 453

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Human Services & Housing, to which was referred H.B. No. 453 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE STATE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to appropriate funds to the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women (Commission) for programming, travel, and office expenses.

     The Commission and Hawaii Centers for Independent Living testified in support of this bill.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services & Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 453 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 Human Services & Housing,

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MAILE SHIMABUKURO, Chair