CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 80

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2013

RE:    S.B. No. 94

       H.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Madam and Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 94, H.D. 2, entitled:

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

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this measure is to provide for the appointment of a House of Representatives member and a Senate member to serve as alternate members on the Hawaii Interagency Council on Homelessness in the absence of the House and Senate member, respectively.

     Your Committee on Conference finds that the Hawaii Interagency Council on Homelessness has been established to gather diverse government entities, as well as representatives from the homeless coalitions and business, faith-based, and other organizations.

     Your Committee on Conference further finds that the mission of the Hawaii Public Housing Authority is to provide safe, decent, sanitary, and affordable housing to extremely low income Hawaii residents, some of whom are homeless or on the brink of homelessness.  As such, adding a representative of the Authority to the membership of the Hawaii Interagency Council on Homelessness would improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the Council.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Adding a representative of the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to the membership of the Hawaii Interagency Council on Homelessness;

     (2)  Changing the effective date to upon approval; and

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 94, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 94, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ RIDA T.R. CABANILLA, Co-Chair	____________________________ SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair
____________________________ JUSTIN H. WOODSON, Co-Chair