STAND. COM. REP. NO. 798

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    S.B. No. 1112

 

 

 

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 1112 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DELETING STATE PUBLIC HOUSING DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to facilitate the expeditious handling of the Hawaii Public Housing Authority's delinquent accounts.

 

     Specifically, the measure authorizes the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to:

 

     (1)  Delete, from its accounts receivable records, delinquent accounts for vacated units within state low-income public housing projects that have been delinquent at least ninety days; and

 

     (2)  Assign the delinquent accounts to a collection agency.

 

     Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Department of Human Services.

 

     Your Committee finds that this measure will allow the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to more quickly delete, from its accounts receivable records, uncollectible debts from the state low-income public housing program.  Your Committee also finds that the provisions of this measure are similar to those that currently allow the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to delete uncollectible debts from the federal low-income public housing program.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1112 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

 

 

 

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair