STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1140-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   S.B. No. 2720

      S.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 2720, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE FIRE COUNCIL,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to support the operations and duities of the State Fire Council by authorizing the State Fire Council to employ an administrator and an administrative assistant.

The State Fire Council, Honolulu Fire Department, Department of Fire and Public Safety of the County of Maui, and Legislative Information Services of Hawaii supported this bill.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2720, S.D. 2, 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 Public Safety & Military Affairs,

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CINDY EVANS, Chair