Report Title:

Hawaii Reserve Component Military Family Relief Special Fund

Description:

Establishes the Hawaii reserve component military family relief special fund.  Provides economic relief to families of Hawaii National Guard and reserve members.  (SD1)

THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	621
TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2009		S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO A HAWAII RESERVE COMPONENT MILITARY FAMILY RELIEF SPECIAL FUND.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

     SECTION 1.  Chapter 121, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§121-   Hawaii reserve component military family relief special fund; established. There is established within the state treasury a special fund to be known as the Hawaii reserve component military family relief special fund, into which shall be deposited all moneys collected pursuant to section 235-102.5(e) and any other moneys received by the department of defense in the form of grants and donations for economic relief to Hawaii reserve component military families.  The special fund shall be administered by the department of defense and used to provide emergency economic relief to families of members of the Hawaii national guard or federal military reserve residing in Hawaii who suffer economic hardship due to the deployment out of the State of one or more family members on active military service."

     SECTION 2.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.