HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.R. NO.

82

TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2002

  

STATE OF HAWAII

  
   

HOUSE RESOLUTION

 

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO CONDUCT A STUDY TO DETERMINE IF PRIVATE NONPROFIT AGENCIES REQUIRE ASSISTANCE IN THE AFTERMATH OF SEPTEMBER 11.

 

 

WHEREAS, Hawaii is blessed with many private nonprofit social services agencies that service and care for the poor, disabled, elderly, homeless, and the vulnerable; and

WHEREAS, these agencies serve a vital function in our community by providing a safety net for thousands of people who would otherwise not receive the help and assistance that they need and deserve; and

WHEREAS, because of the tragedy of September 11, billions of dollars in donations and assistance poured into New York and Washington, D.C., to assist the victims of this tragic event; and

WHEREAS, residents of Hawaii also extended their Aloha and prayers to our fallen compatriots with generous donations of funds, blood, and volunteer services; and

WHEREAS, this overwhelming support for the victims of September 11 may have had the inadvertent effect of reducing charitable donations to deserving nonprofit agencies in Hawaii and those that they assist; and

WHEREAS, an assessment of the effects of September 11 on local nonprofit agencies is needed to insure the provision of adequate social services in the State; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-first Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2002, that the Department of Human Services is requested to conduct a study to determine if assistance, and the type of assistance, is needed by local nonprofit agencies; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if the Department determines that assistance is needed by local private nonprofit agencies, that the Department is requested to suggest the means for providing such assistance (e.g., income tax credits, enhanced charitable deductions, or other methods); and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department is requested to report its finding and recommendations to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2003; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the Director of Human Services.

 

 
 

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title:

Social Services Tax Credit