STAND. COM. REP. NO. 217

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: S.B. No. 1838

S.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education and Military Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 1838 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE NATIONAL GUARD,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to authorize the State to deposit the uniform maintenance allowance into a financial institution account designated by a National Guard member and increases the allowance.

Testimony in support of the measure was submitted by the Department of Defense, Hawaii National Guard Enlisted Association, The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, and an individual.

Your Committee finds that the current uniform maintenance allowance of $1.50 has been in place for over twenty years. Unfortunately, the utilization of the National Guard and Reserve in the last two years has increased significantly. This measure is needed to relieve the burden of increased costs currently being absorbed by guard members.

Upon further consideration, your Committee has amended the measure by:

(1) Authorizing the Department of Accounting and General Services to deposit the allowance in the designated financial institution;

(2) Deleting the inconsistent reference to officers and warrant officers;

(3) Changing the increased allowance amount to three dollars; and

(4) Adding an appropriation section.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education and Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1838, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1838, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Education and Military Affairs,

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NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair