STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2199

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: S.C.R. No. 32

S.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health & Homelessness, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 32, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DISABILITY AND COMMUNICATION ACCESS BOARD TO CONVENE AN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER WORKFORCE WORKING GROUP FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING THE INCREASE OF AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS IN THE STATE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Disability and Communication Access Board to convene an American Sign Language interpreter workforce working group.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Education, the Office of Language Access, and the Hawaii Disability Rights Center. Your Committee received testimony offering comments on this measure from the Disability and Communication Access Board.

Your committee recommends that when the working group is convened, the Disability and Communication Access Board invite the Office of Language Access to participate as a member.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health & Homelessness that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 32, S.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health & Homelessness,

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DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair