STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1624

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

 

RE:   H.C.R. No. 231

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 231 entitled:

 

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE RATIFICATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to urge the President of the United States to sign the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, as well as to urge the United States Senate to ratify it.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this concurrent resolution from the Disability and Communication Access Board (DCAB) and a concerned individual.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 231 and recommends its adoption.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair