STAND. COM. REP. NO.951

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: S.B. No. 597

S.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health, to which was referred S.B. No. 597, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE COUNCIL ON DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to make various amendments and name changes to clarify the State's Developmental Disabilities Law.

The Department of Health, Disability and Communication Access Board, and State Council on Developmental Disabilities submitted testimony in support of this measure.

Your Committee recognizes this is a housekeeping measure that clarifies the State's Developmental Disabilities Law to be in compliance with changes in the Federal Developmental Disabilities Law.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 597, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

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

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DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Chair