STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1112
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: S.B. No. 869
S.D. 2
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2023
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committees on Judiciary and Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 869, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE YOUTH COMMISSION,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose and
intent of this measure is to clarify
that a majority of the members appointed to the Youth Commission shall
constitute a quorum to do business.
Your Committees
received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Human Services, Office of Youth Services,
Hawai‘i State Youth Commission, and four
individuals.
Your Committees find that under existing
law, eight members of the Youth Commission are required to conduct official
business. This requirement has hindered
the Youth Commission's ability to fulfill its purpose and mission in recent
years, as staggered terms and reduced membership have prevented the Commission
from reaching quorum. To help facilitate
the work of the Commission, this measure ensures the number of Commissioners
required to constitute quorum reflects the majority of appointed, rather than
statutorily provided for, Commissioners.
Your Committees have
amended this measure by making
technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and
consistency.
As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Judiciary and Ways and Means that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 869, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommend that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 869, S.D. 2.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Judiciary and Ways and Means,
________________________________ DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair |
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________________________________ KARL RHOADS, Chair |
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