STAND. COM. REP. NO.  343-18

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2018

 

RE:   H.B. No. 2650

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Health & Human Services, to which was referred H.B. No. 2650 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOMELESS SERVICES PROVIDERS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to require the Department of Human Services to develop a regularly updated, publicly accessible system that:

 

     (1)  Tracks appropriations made for contracts with provider agencies that offer services to homeless persons;

 

     (2)  Records the demographics of homeless persons served by the provider agencies; and

 

     (3)  Measures the effectiveness of the services provided to homeless persons by the provider agencies.  

 

     Hoomana Pono, LLC and a few individuals supported this measure.  The Governor's Coordinator on Homelessness and Department of Human Services provided comments.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to July l, 3000, to encourage further discussion.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health & Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2650, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2650, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair