STAND. COM. REP. NO.  53-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.B. No. 2775

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Human Services & Housing, to which was referred H.B. No. 2775 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE ON AGING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to increase the salary cap for the Director of the Executive Office on Aging (EOA) from 69 percent to 80 percent of the salary of the Director of Human Resources Development.

     The Department of Health, Maui County Executive on Aging, and Policy Advisory Board for Elder Affairs testified in support of this bill.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Removing the cap on the salary of the Director of EOA set by the appointing authority; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     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. 2775, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2775, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Labor & Public Employment.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Human Services & Housing,

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MAILE SHIMABUKURO, Chair