STAND. COM. REP. NO.  784-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

RE:   H.B. No. 2143

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2143 entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to make the nomination process more flexible for filling resident member vacancies on the Hawaii Public Housing Authority Board of Directors by allowing for at least three individuals but no more than five individuals on the list of nominees for the resident member seat.

The Department of Human Services and the Hawaii Public Housing Authority supported this measure.

     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. 2143 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair