STAND. COM. REP. NO.  338

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   H.B. No. 1206

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred H.B. No. 1206 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON HOMELESSNESS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to maintain continuity on the Hawaii Interagency Council on Homelessness (Council) and continue to move forward on the State's efforts to address the many challenges to ending homelessness by providing for the appointment of a House of Representatives member and a Senate member to serve as alternate members on the Council in the absence of the House and Senate member, respectively.

The Department of Human Services and a concerned individual testified in support of this bill.  The Office of Hawaiian Affairs provided comments.

     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 H.B. No. 1206 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

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

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MELE CARROLL, Chair