STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1542

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.C.R. No. 205

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Human Services and Health, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 205, H.D. 1, entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE VETERANS PREFERENCE FOR TENANT SELECTION IN STATE LOW-INCOME HOUSING PROJECTS,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to assist veterans and their families by requesting the Office of Veterans' Affairs and the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to widely distribute information regarding the availability of veterans' preference in state low-income housing projects under state law.

     Several concerned individuals supported this concurrent resolution.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Human Services and Health that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 205, H.D. 1, and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Legislative Management.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Human Services and Health,

____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair

____________________________ JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair