STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2358
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: S.B. No. 2536
Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui
President of the Senate
Twenty-Sixth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2012
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committees on Health and Public Safety, Government Operations, and Military Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 2536 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CLEAN AND SOBER HOMES AND HALFWAY HOUSES,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to establish a clean and sober home and halfway house task force.
Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii Substance Abuse Coalition and the Hawaii Disability Rights Center. Your Committees received testimony in opposition to this measure from the Department of Health.
Your Committees find that clean and sober homes and halfway houses provide a means for individuals to reintegrate back into the community through support in a home-like environment. Your Committees further find that community residents have expressed concerns over the legal operation of such homes in their communities and the compliance of those homes with state laws. Your Committees acknowledge that the needs and concerns of the community must be balanced with the needs of the individuals requiring support, and therefore a clean and sober home and halfway house task force that will address these and other issues is deemed necessary.
As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Health and Public Safety, Government Operations, and Military Affairs that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2536 and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Health and Public Safety, Government Operations, and Military Affairs,
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____________________________ WILL ESPERO, Chair |
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____________________________ JOSH GREEN, M.D., Chair |
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