STAND. COM. REP. NO. 368

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 471

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Human Services & Homelessness, to which was referred H.B. No. 471 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AGING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require the Policy Advisory Board for Elder Affairs (Board) to determine its own quorum requirements through its bylaws and to post those bylaws for the public on the Executive Office on Aging's website.

The Board, O‘ahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i, and an individual supported this measure. The Executive Office on Aging supported the intent of this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Establishing that quorum of the Board shall be a majority of its currently serving members, but no fewer than eight members, rather than requiring the Board to establish and post its own quorum requirements;

(2) Changing its effective date to January 1, 2059, to encourage further discussion; 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 Human Services & Homelessness that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 471, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 471, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

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

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JOY A. SAN BUENAVENTURA, Chair