STAND. COM. REP. NO.  739-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

RE:   H.B. No. 1774

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1774, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to:

     (1)  The Department of Human Services for additional outreach to homeless individuals and families with children; and

     (2)  The Office of Youth Services for outreach to unaccompanied homeless youth.

The County of Maui Department of Housing and Human Concerns, a County of Hawaii Council Member, LGBT Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, Hawaii Youth Services Network, Hale Kipa, Hawaii Children's Action Network, Catholic Charities Hawaii, Phocused, Partners in Care, Rainbow Family 808, Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice, Kauai Community Alliance, Community Health Outreach Work Project, American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii, and many individuals provided testimony in support of this measure.  The Department of Human Services, Office of Youth Services, the Governor's Coordinator on Homelessness, and an individual provided comments.

     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. 1774, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair