STAND. COM. REP. NO.  695-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

RE:   H.B. No. 2510

      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 Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2510, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOUSING VOUCHERS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to authorize the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to develop and implement a housing voucher program for full-time classroom teachers employed by the Department of Education, including classroom teachers at public charter schools.

The Department of Education, Hawaii State Teachers Association, and many concerned individuals supported this measure.  The Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation provided comments on this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2510, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair