STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2092

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 2267

       S.D. 1

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred S.B. No. 2267 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO BUILDING DESIGN FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to allow the Disability and Communication Access Board to charge a fee, and establishes a temporary fee board, to defray expenses of reviewing construction plans to ensure accessibility by persons with disabilities.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from Island Pacific Architecture, Inc., Erskine Architects, Inc., and three individuals.  Testimony in opposition was received from the County of Hawaii Office of Housing and Community Development.  Testimony with comments on this measure was received from two individuals.  Written testimony presented to the Committee may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

     Your Committee finds that the reviews conducted by the Disability and Communication Access Board are valuable to the state.  Your Committee further finds that charging a reasonable fee based on the size of the project will not be an undue burden and will help sustain this valuable service.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive changes to ensure clarity and accuracy in the language of this measure.

     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 S.B. No. 2267, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2267, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair