STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1789

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: S.B. No. 313

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 313 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE REHABILITATION COUNCIL,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Reduce the number of members on the State Rehabilitation Council from twenty-one to fifteen;

(2) Clarify that the member representing the Client Assistance Program on the State Rehabilitation Council is not subject to term limits; and

(3) Authorize the State Rehabilitation Council to establish quorum and conduct business without regard to vacancies.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Human Services, Department of Health, Disability and Communication Access Board, and Hawaii Disability Rights Center.

Your Committee finds that this measure will allow the State Rehabilitation Council to operate more efficiently, helping it to fulfill its mission.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 313 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs,

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DAVID A. TARNAS, Chair