STAND. COM. REP. NO.  819-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

RE:   S.B. No. 2267

      S.D. 2

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 S.B. No. 2267, S.D. 2, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to ensure appropriate access to persons with disabilities and assist in identifying design flaws by providing the Disability and Communication Access Board (DCAB) with the authority to charge a review-process fee based upon estimated construction costs for a review of construction plans prior to commencing with construction as part of the design and construction process.

     DCAB and several concerned individuals testified in support of this bill.  The County of Hawaii Office of Housing and Community Development and the Building Industry Association of Hawaii testified in opposition to 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, S.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and 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