CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 96

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2007

 

RE:    H.B. No. 928

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

 

Sir and Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 928, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SOCIAL SERVICES,"

 

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

 

     The purpose of this bill is to:

 

     (1)  Increase low- and moderate-income families' homeownership by exempting family self-sufficiency escrow accounts from the asset test for public assistance;

 

     (2)  Appropriate funds for programs and services providing homeownership assistance; and

 

     (2)  Increase state supplemental payments for certain domiciliary care and require a portion of the payment to be retained by the recipient for personal use.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

 

     (1)  Inserting an appropriation amount of $500,000 for each year of fiscal biennium 2007-2009 for programs and services providing homeownership assistance;

 

     (2)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2007; and

 

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 928, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 928, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

 

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

 

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

 

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SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair

 

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MAILE SHIMABUKURO, Co-Chair

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SHAN S. TSUTSUI, Co-Chair

 

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KARL RHOADS, Co-Chair