STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1431

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   S.B. No. 1417

      S.D. 1

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred S.B. No. 1417, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE REHABILITATION COUNCIL,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to reduce the number of members on the State Rehabilitation Council (Council) from 21 to 15.

     The Department of Human Services testified in support of this bill.  The Disability and Communication Access Board and a concerned individual provided comments.

     Your Committee finds that if the minimum number of members necessary to be present to constitute a quorum to do business is established at ten, then the concurrence of only six members of the 21 total membership could validate any action of the Council.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

(1)  Reinstating the number of members on the Council to 21;

(2)  Establishing the minimum number of members necessary to constitute a quorum to do business at ten;

(3)  Establishing the number of votes necessary to validate any action of the Council as the concurrence of at least a majority of quorum; and

(4)  Changing its effective date to upon approval with a repeal date of June 30, 2013.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1417, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1417, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Human Services,

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JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair