STAND. COM. REP. NO. 510
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: S.B. No. 313
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2023
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Health and Human Services, to which was referred S.B. No. 313 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE REHABILITATION COUNCIL,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to:
(1) Reduce the number of members on the State Rehabilitation Council from twenty-one to fifteen;
(2) Exempt from term limits the member of the State Rehabilitation Council that represents the client assistance program; and
(3) Authorize the State Rehabilitation Council to establish a quorum and conduct business without regard to vacancies.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii State Rehabilitation Council, Department of Human Services, Department of Health, and Hawaii Disability Rights Center.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health and Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 313 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health and Human Services,
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________________________________ JOY A. SAN BUENAVENTURA, Chair |
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