STAND. COM. REP. NO.639
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2003
RE: S.B. No. 11
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2003
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committees on Education and Transportation, Military Affairs, and Government Operations, to which was referred S.B. No. 11 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TEMPORARY PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to exempt temporary school facilities from state or county laws exceeding the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and building requirements to provide hurricane protection.
Testimony in support of the intent of this measure was submitted by the Department of Education.
Your Committees find that state laws or county building codes that exceed federal law related to providing accommodations for disabled persons are especially costly when applied to temporary structures. Your Committees further find that state laws and county building codes related to "hurricane-proofing" of permanent structures were never intended to be applied to structures of a temporary nature, and thus a specific exemption is appropriate.
As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Education and Transportation, Military Affairs, and Government Operations that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 11 and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Education and Transportation, Military Affairs, and Government Operations,
____________________________ CAL KAWAMOTO, Chair |
____________________________ NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair |
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