STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1146-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   S.B. No. 3172

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 S.B. No. 3172 entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to allow an individual who qualified for a rent supplement up to 180 days from the approval of the application to find a rental unit.

     The Office of Hawaiian Affairs and a concerned individual testified in support of this bill.  The Hawaii Public Housing Authority provided comments.

     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 S.B. No. 3172 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