THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2108
TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2010
STATE OF HAWAII

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 directly 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  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Hawaii Public Housing Authority; Board of Directors; Number of Resident Public Members

Description:

Increases the minimum number of members on the board of directors of the Hawaii public housing authority who are directly assisted by the authority under the federal low-rent public housing or federal section 8 tenant-based housing assistance payments program from one to two.

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