STAND. COM. REP. NO.  367

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1007

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Human Services & Housing, to which was referred H.B. No. 1007 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to assist households that receive low-income housing assistance in achieving homeownership by exempting their family self-sufficiency escrow accounts from asset tests used to determine eligibility for public benefit programs administered by the Department of Human Services (DHS).

 

DHS supported the intent of this bill. 

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services & Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1007 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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MAILE SHIMABUKURO, Chair