STAND

 

STAND. COM. REP. 403

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: H.B. No. 948

H.D. 2

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Human Services and Housing, to which was referred H.B. No. 948, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EARNED INCOME DEDUCTION FOR PUBLIC HOUSING RENT CALCULATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to deduct a percentage of a family's earned income when calculating rent for federal low-income housing.

Numerous concerned individuals testified in support of this measure. The Housing and Community Development Corporation of Hawaii (HCDCH) opposed this measure.

Your Committee finds that tenants of low-income housing are currently paying a large portion of their income for rent. Deducting a portion of their earned income prior to calculating the cost of rent will help these families to afford other necessities.

Your Committee has amended this bill by:

(1) Specifying a deduction amount of 25 percent;

(2) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2003; and

(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services and Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 948, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 948, H.D. 2.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Human Services and Housing,

 

		____________________________ MICHAEL PUAMAMO KAHIKINA, Chair