STAND. COM. REP. NO.  56-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

RE:   H.B. No. 1774

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred H.B. No. 1774 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to:

     (1)  The Department of Human Services for additional outreach to homeless individuals and families with children; and

     (2)  The Office of Youth Services for outreach to unaccompanied homeless youth.

The Department of Human Services, the Hawaii County Council member representing District 8 of Hawaii County, Catholic Charities Hawai‘i, Hawaii Youth Services Network, Americans for Democratic Action, LGBT Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i, CHOW Project, Friends of Youth Outreach Hawaii, Rainbow Family 808, Family Support Services of West Hawaii, Waikiki Health, PHOCUSED, Hawaii Habitat for Humanity Association, Hope Services Hawaii, American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii, Hawaii Children's Action Network, Partners in Care, and many individuals supported this measure.  The Governor's Coordinator on Homelessness supported the intent of this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Changing the amounts appropriated for additional outreach to homeless individuals and families with children and outreach to unaccompanied homeless youth to unspecified amounts;

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

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     Should the Committee on Finance deliberate this measure further, your Committee on Human Services respectfully requests that it consider appropriating:

     (1)  $1,700,000 for additional outreach to homeless individuals and families with children; and

     (2)  $300,000 for outreach to unaccompanied homeless youth.

     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. 1774, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1774, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

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

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DEE MORIKAWA, Chair