STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1242

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

 

RE:   H.C.R. No. 45

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 45 entitled:

 

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO ESTABLISH AND FUND A VETERAN WOMEN SERVICES COORDINATOR POSITION WITHIN THE OFFICE OF VETERANS' SERVICES,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to aid female active duty service members, as well as female veterans, with their specific needs and issues by requesting the Office of Veterans' Services to establish and fund a Veteran Women Services Coordinator position within the Office and appoint a veteran, or present member or discharged member of the Hawaii Air or Army National Guard, as the Coordinator.

 

     The Office of Veterans' Services and Hawaii Military Women's Task Force Committee provided testimony in support of the measure.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 45 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.


 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts,

 

 

 

 

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KEN ITO, Chair