STAND. COM. REP. NO.  95

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.B. No. 422

      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 Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts, to which was referred H.B. No. 422 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SELECTIVE SERVICE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to increase awareness of and compliance with Selective Service registration by:

     (1)  Requiring compliance with the Military Selective Service Act to be eligible:

          (A)  To enroll in or receive education from a State-supported post-secondary educational institution;

          (B)  To receive a loan, grant, scholarship, or other financial assistance for post-secondary education that is provided, supported, or guaranteed by the State; and

          (C)  For employment by or service with the State or any county; and

     (2)  Providing for special license plates for members of a Selective Service local board in Hawaii and for the Hawaii State Director of the United States Selective Service System.

The Hawaii State Director of the United States Selective Service System supported this measure.  The Hawaii Civil Rights Commission and Ka Lahui Hawaii Political Action Committee opposed the measure.  The University of Hawaii and a concerned individual submitted comments.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Deleting all references to the sex of a person who must comply with the Military Selective Service Act to be eligible for employment by or service with the State or any county;

     (2)  Deleting the provisions regarding special license plates for members of a Selective Service local board in Hawaii and for the Hawaii State Director of the United States Selective Service System; and

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

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 422, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 422, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts,

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KEN ITO, Chair