STAND. COM. REP. NO.  2006

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.C.R. No. 193

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 193 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR TO ESTABLISH THE OFFICE OF LANGUAGE ACCESS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the Governor to establish the Office of Language Access that was created and funded by the Legislature in Act 290 during the Regular Session of 2006.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 193 and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair