STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1859

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   S.C.R. No. 80

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 80 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS TO ESTABLISH SAFETY PROCEDURES FOR ROADSIDE SOLICITATION OF FUNDS AND DONATED GOODS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this senate concurrent resolution is to urge nonprofit organizations and community groups to establish safety procedures for the roadside solicitation of donations. 

     A concerned individual provided testimony in support of this measure. 

     Your Committee finds that the solicitation of roadside donations has increased over the past few years.  Many of these instances are "accidents waiting to happen," so a set of safety procedures for this type of solicitation is crucial to protect many of the volunteers that lend their time to collect donations. 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 80 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Transportation.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Human Services,

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JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair