STAND. COM. REP. NO. 788-18

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 Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2650, H.D. 1, 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.

The Governor's Coordinator on Homelessness and Department of Human Services 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 H.B. No. 2650, 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