STAND. COM. REP. NO. 798

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    S.B. No. 921

       S.D. 2

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 921, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES AND CENTERS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to abolish the Statewide Council on Independent Living in order to conform to federal guidelines for states to receive federal financial assistance for independent living services under title 29 United States Code section 796d.

 

     Your Committee received two comments on this measure.

 

     Copies of written comments are available for review on the Legislature's website

 

     Your Committee finds that, in order to be eligible to receive relevant federal funds, a state is prohibited from establishing its statewide independent living council as an entity within a state agency.  Your Committee believes that this measure will bring the State into compliance with federal law to enable Hawaii to remain eligible to receive relevant federal funds.

 

Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and style.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 921, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 921, S.D. 2.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

 

 

 

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DONNA MERCADO KIM, Chair