STAND. COM. REP. NO. 174

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 662

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Health and Human Services & Homelessness, to which was referred H.B. No. 662 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to increase the public's awareness of persons with disabilities in the State by designating the month of October as "Disability Awareness Month: Employment, Enrichment, and Inclusion."

The Department of Health, State Council on Developmental Disabilities, Hawaii Substance Abuse Coalition, and one individual testified in support of this measure.

Your Committees would like to highlight the testimony of the State Council on Developmental Disabilities, noting that people with disabilities may be members of all races, ages, genders, sexual orientations, and socioeconomic status.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Health and Human Services & Homelessness that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 662 and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Health and Human Services & Homelessness,

______________________________ JOY A. SAN BUENAVENTURA, Chair

____________________________ JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair