STAND. COM. REP. NO.  818-10

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

 

RE:   S.B. No. 2105

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred S.B. No. 2105, S.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PARKING FOR DISABLED PERSONS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to improve the administration of the parking program for persons with disabilities by, among other things:

 

     (1)  Designating the Disability and Communication Access Board (DCAB) as the issuing agency for removable windshield placards, temporary removable windshield placards, special license plates, and identification cards;

 

     (2)  Removing the specific reference to the counties as the issuing agency while maintaining DCAB's flexibility to contract with the counties to issue removable windshield placards, temporary removable windshield placards, special license plates, and identification cards on DCAB's behalf;

 

     (3)  Allowing counties to retain any transaction fees charged for the issuance of placards, special license plates, and identification cards;

 

     (4)  Extending the duration a removable windshield placard is effective from four to six years;

 

     (5)  Providing for the issuance of a second removable windshield placard or temporary removable windshield placard upon request of the applicant and verification of the applicant's disability; and

 

     (6)  Removing the reimbursement rate to the counties from statute and establishing it by administrative rule.

 

     DCAB and several concerned individuals testified in support of this bill.  The State Council on Developmental Disabilities supported the intent of this measure.  The Department of Customer Services of the City and County of Honolulu provided comments.

 

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

 

     (1)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion; and

 

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     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. 2105, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2105, S.D. 2, H.D. 1.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair