STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1233

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2019

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1452

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1452 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to:

 

     (1)  Establish and appropriate funds for the Hawaii Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable to facilitate cooperation between various state agencies regarding civil legal services and access to justice; and

 

     (2)  Appropriate funds for the Judiciary to purchase civil legal services for low- and moderate-income persons.

 

     Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii, Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, Delivery of Legal Services to the Public Committee of the Hawaii State Bar Association, Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, and two individuals testified in support of this measure.  The Department of Human Services and Farrell & Perrault Family Law Attorneys, LLC provided comments on this measure.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

(1)  Changing the appropriation for the Judiciary to purchase civil legal services for low- and moderate-income persons to an unspecified amount for Fiscal Biennium 2019-2021; 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 Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1452, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1452, H.D. 1.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair