STAND. COM. REP. NO.  383-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

RE:   H.B. No. 2144

      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 Legislative Management, to which was referred H.B. No. 2144, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE CAUCUSES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to ensure that the discussion of important issues that face our state, relating to our children and youth, and aged and elderly continues.  Specifically, this bill statutorily establishes the joint legislative keiki caucus and joint legislative kupuna caucus.

     The Hawaii Association for the Education of Young Children testified in support of this bill.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Legislative Management that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2144, 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 Legislative Management,

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JAMES KUNANE TOKIOKA, Chair