STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3811

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: GOV. MSG. NO. 336

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 336, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of:

Statewide Council on Independent Living

G.M. No. 336

LINDA ANN WATSON,

for a term to expire 6-30-2009,

begs leave to report as follows:

Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by the nominee, and finds the nominee to have the necessary qualifications to be appointed to the Statewide Council on Independent Living.

Your Committee received testimony in support of LINDA ANN WATSON from the Department of Human Services and two individuals. Ms. Watson is a state licensed mental health counselor and a nationally certified rehabilitation counselor. She earned a bachelor and a masters degree from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, as well as a masters degree from the University of Hawaii. Ms. Watson has served on the Statewide Council on Independent Living since May 2005. She is a valuable resource to the Council because of her training in mental health and rehabilitation counseling and her personal experiences with independent living issues.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee, after full consideration of the background, experience, and qualifications of the nominee, has found the nominee to be qualified for the position to which nominated and recommends that the Senate advise and consent to the nomination.

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

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SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair