STAND. COM. REP. NO.  787

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   H.B. No. 898

      H.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 898, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOUSING POLICY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to extend to December 31, 2012, the lapse date of funds appropriated from the Emergency and Budget Reserve Fund for the development and implementation of the Housing First Pilot Program for chronically homeless individuals.

     The Hawaii Family Forum, Hawaii Catholic Conference, Catholic Charities Hawaii, Diocese of Honolulu, and Helping Hands Hawaii testified in support of this bill.  Partners In Care provided comments on this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

(1)  Changing its effective date to June 29, 2011; and

(2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 898, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 898, H.D. 2.

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

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair