STAND. COM. REP. NO.  111

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1762

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

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. 1762 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to expedite the repair and renovation of public housing projects by authorizing the Hawaii Public Housing Authority (HPHA) to contract with nonprofit organizations or use qualified inmates from the Department of Public Safety for such work.  This bill also requires the Director of Public Safety to partner with HPHA to use inmates for this repair and renovation work.

 

     HPHA, Kokua Council, and three individuals testified in support of this bill.

 

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

 

     (1)  Deleting the unnecessary provisions requiring the              Director of Public Safety to work with HPHA, since this       is already being done; and

    

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments to correct         drafting errors and for consistency.


 

     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. 1762, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1762, H.D. 1, 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