STAND. COM. REP. NO.  708

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.B. No. 1028

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred H.B. No. 1028 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to improve the regulation of charitable organizations and their activities in Hawaii by:

     (1)  Requiring disclosure statements on collection boxes where the public is allowed to donate personal property;

     (2)  Clarifying the scope of the Attorney General's authority over the protection of charitable assets; and

     (3)  Making numerous technical amendments to laws regarding charitable organizations including initial registration, deactivation of registration, filing of financial reports, filing of annual reports, and approved accrediting organizations.

The Department of the Attorney General, Hawaii Alliance of Nonprofit Organizations, and a concerned individual testified in support of this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Changing its effective date to upon approval; provided that compliance shall not be required until January 1, 2018; and

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

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1028, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1028, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce,

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ANGUS L.K. McKELVEY, Chair