STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2073

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    S.B. No. 2098

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred S.B. No. 2098 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE CAUCUSES,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to statutorily establish a joint legislative keiki caucus and a joint legislative kupuna caucus.

 

     Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by Association for the Advancement of Retired Persons and the Hawaii Alliance for Retired Americans. Written testimony presented to the Committee may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

 

     Your Committee finds that with relation to the legislative process both the keiki and kupuna caucuses serve the integral functions of information gathering, problem solving, making recommendations for change, and hearing the voice of persons who may otherwise not be heard for their respective constituent groups.  Statutorily establishing these caucuses ensure that the needs and interests of the young and elderly will have consistent and permanent support within the Legislature.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2098 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Government Operations.

 

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

 

 

 

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SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair