STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1742

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   S.C.R. No. 44

      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 Housing, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 44, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING FURTHER IMPLEMENTATION OF HOUSING FIRST PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO COMBAT CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to have the Legislature support and encourage further implementation of Housing First programs and services as a key strategy in ending chronic homelessness of the most vulnerable individuals in the State.

     The Department of Human Services, Catholic Charities Hawai‘i, and Safe Haven/Mental Health Kokua Project supported this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this concurrent resolution by:

(1)  Requesting legislative support for further implementation of Housing First programs and services as soon as possible; and

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

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 44, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 44, S.D. 1, H.D. 1.

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

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RIDA T.R. CABANILLA, Chair