CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 51-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2008

RE:    H.B. No. 2511

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir and Madam:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 2511, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO RENTAL ASSISTANCE,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this bill is to assist lower-income individuals seeking rental housing by allowing an individual who qualifies for a rent supplement up to 180 days to find a rental unit after the individual's application for the rent supplement is approved.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Reducing the time to find a rental unit from 180 to 90 days; and

     (2)  Changing the effective date to upon its approval.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2511, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2511, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair	____________________________ MAILE SHIMABUKURO, Co-Chair
____________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER, Co-Chair	____________________________ KARL RHOADS, Co-Chair