STAND. COM. REP. NO.  267-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

RE:   H.B. No. 1859

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.B. No. 1859, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FUNDING FOR PARKING FOR DISABLED PERSONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to ensure persons with disabilities are able to receive services related to access to parking for the disabled by increasing the annual vehicle registration fee by $1, which will be deposited into the Disability and Communication Access Board Special Fund (Fund) to cover the costs of administering parking for persons with disabilities.

     This bill also discontinued the deposit of application fees for credentialing interpreters into the Fund and use of Fund moneys to cover the costs of the credentialing program.

     The Disability and Communication Access Board and several concerned individuals testified in support of this bill.  The State Council on Developmental Disabilities supported the intent of this measure.  The Department of Budget and Finance and the Department of Customer Services of the City and County of Honolulu submitted comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1859, H.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair