STAND. COM. REP. NO.  734

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

 

RE:   H.B. No. 734

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 734, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOUSING,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to assist chronically homeless individuals in obtaining rental housing by establishing and funding the Housing First Voucher Program within the Department of Human Services to provide vouchers to provider agencies to assist these individuals with finding and maintaining housing and supportive services.

 

     The Building Industry Association of Hawaii, Hawaii Primary Care Association, and an individual supported this measure.  The Department of Human Services, Queen's Health Systems, and PHOCUSED commented on this measure.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 734, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

 

 

 

 

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair