STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1498

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.C.R. No. 120

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 120 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE AND THE HAWAII BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PAID FAMILY LEAVE IN HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to state the Legislature's support of the establishment of paid family leave in Hawaii and to urge the business community to do the same.

     The Policy Advisory Board for Elder Affairs and ILWU Local 142 supported this concurrent resolution.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 120 and recommends that it be referred to the Committees on Labor & Public Employment and Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health,

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair