STAND. COM. REP. NO.  228-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

RE:   H.B. No. 2417

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. 2417 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 include the Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources and Director of Transportation as members of the Hawaii Interagency Council on Homelessness.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources opposed this measure.  The Department of Human Services and the Governor's Coordinator on Homelessness 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. 2417 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

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

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DEE MORIKAWA, Chair