STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2642

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 2813

       S.D. 1

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 2813 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DISABILITY AND COMMUNICATION ACCESS BOARD SPECIAL FUND,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to require that all moneys collected by the Disability and Communication Access Board be placed into the disability and communication access board special fund.

     Your Committee finds that the Disability and Communication Access Board is exploring other forms of revenue in light of a decline in general fund appropriations.  This measure will provide the Disability and Communication Access Board with increased revenues and greater flexibility to defray the costs of performing the duties of the Board.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to promote further discussion; and

     (2)  Making a technical nonsubstantive amendment for the purpose of clarity.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2813, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2813, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair