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THE SENATE |
S.B. NO. |
2108 |
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TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2010 |
S.D. 1 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO HOUSING.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 356D-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(a) There is created a board of
directors consisting of eleven members, of whom nine shall be public members
appointed by the governor as provided in section 26-34. Public members shall
be appointed from each of the counties of Honolulu, Hawaii, Maui, and Kauai. At least [one] two public [member] members shall be [a
person] persons who [is] are each either directly
assisted or formerly assisted by the authority under the federal
low-rent public housing or federal section 8 tenant-based housing assistance
payments program while serving on the board. One public member shall be an
advocate for low-income or homeless persons. One public member shall be a
person with a disability or an advocate for persons with disabilities. The
public members of the board shall serve four-year staggered terms; provided
that the initial appointments shall be as follows: four members shall be
appointed for four years; three members shall be appointed for three years; and
two members shall be appointed for two years. The director of human services,
or a designated representative, and a representative of the governor's office,
shall be ex officio voting members. The authority shall be headed by the
board."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Report Title:
Hawaii Public Housing Authority; Board of Directors; Number of Resident Public Members
Description:
Increases from one to two the minimum number of members on the board of directors of the Hawaii public housing authority (HPHA) who are directly assisted by HPHA under the federal low-rent public housing or federal section 8 tenant-based housing assistance payments program and expands that requirement to also include those who have been formerly assisted by HPHA under those federal programs. (SD1)
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