STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1403

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

RE:   H.C.R. No. 45

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 45 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO ESTABLISH AND FUND A VETERAN WOMEN SERVICES COORDINATOR POSITION WITHIN THE OFFICE OF VETERANS' SERVICES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure requests the State Department of Defense to establish and fund a Veteran Women Services Coordinator position within the Office of Veterans' Services

Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, Hawaii Women Veterans Task Force, Governor's Veterans Advisory Board, The Women's Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, and four citizens have testified in support.  There were no testifiers in opposition

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 45 and recommends its adoption.

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

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KARL RHOADS, Chair