STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1601-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

RE:   S.B. No. 2570

      S.D. 2

      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 S.B. No. 2570, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE RAPID RE-HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

     (1)  Require the Department of Human Services to establish a Rapid Re-housing Assistance Program (Program) to help homeless families or individuals move into permanent housing as quickly as possible and achieve stability in that housing; and

     (2)  Appropriate funds for the establishment and operation of the Program, including hiring full-time equivalent program specialists for the Program.

The Department of Human Services, Hawaii Children's Action Network, and an individual provided testimony in support of the measure.  The Governor's Coordinator on Homelessness and Catholic Charities Hawaii provided comments.

     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 S.B. No. 2570, S.D. 2, 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