STAND. COM. REP. NO.  2210

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2023

 

RE:   S.C.R. No. 55

      H.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 Human Services, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 55 entitled:

 

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING HAWAII'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO INTRODUCE AND SUPPORT LEGISLATION TO AMEND TITLE IV-A OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT TO ALLOW TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES FUNDS TO BE USED BY STATES TO BUILD TRANSITIONAL SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to urge Hawaii's Congressional Delegation to introduce and support legislation to amend title IV-A of the Social Security Act to allow Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to be used by states to build transitional supportive housing and affordable rental housing.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism-Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, AARP Hawaii, Hawaii Substance Abuse Coalition, and one individual. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Human Services.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

(1)  Page 2 Line 14 " funds to be used" to be stricken and replaced with, "funds to be redirected to the Department of Housing and Urban Development to be used ".

  

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 55, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 55, H.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Human Services,

 

 

 

 

 

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JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair