STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1013

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   S.B. No. 148

      S.D. 2

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 S.B. No. 148, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to support the deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind community by appropriating unspecified sums for fiscal year 2013-2014 and fiscal year 2014-2015 to establish and operate a comprehensive service center for the deaf, hard of hearing, and deaf-blind.

     The Community Alliance for Mental Health, United Self Help, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Advisory Board, and a few individuals testified in support of this measure.  The Disability and Communication Access Board supported the intent of the measure.  The Department of Human Services 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 S.B. No. 148, S.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

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MELE CARROLL, Chair