STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1571

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 1119
                                        H.D. 1
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No.
1119, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to amend the law establishing
the pilot project on child protective services.

     In particular, this bill amends Act 302, Session Laws of
Hawaii 1996, by:

     (1)  Increasing the membership of the child protective
          services reform coordinating committee from thirteen to
          at least fifteen members, to be appointed by the
          Director of Human Services rather than the Governor;

     (2)  Specifying that two of the committee representatives
          at-large are to be line staff of the child protective
          services unit selected by the designated representative
          of the applicable collective bargaining unit;

     (3)  Designating the Director of Human Services, rather than
          the Governor, as the chairperson of the committee;


 
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     (4)  Allowing the committee to adopt procedures, rather than
          administrative rules;

     (5)  Allowing the Department of Human Services to share
          information with the "neighborhood places", provided
          the information remains confidential;

     (6)  Requiring the committee to submit annual reports on the
          pilot project to the Legislature before the 2000, 2001,
          and 2002 regular sessions; and

     (7)  Extending the repeal date of Act 302 from June 30,
          1999, to June 30, 2002.

     Your Committee agrees with the intent of this bill, and
finds that the pilot project for child protection and diversion
services, which is to be conducted as a public-private
partnership pursuant to Act 302, will help to improve the
delivery of child protective services in the State and thereby
enhance the protection of Hawaii's children at risk.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B.
No. 1119, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third
Reading.

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



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                                   AVERY B. CHUMBLEY, Co-Chair



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                                   MATTHEW M. MATSUNAGA, Co-Chair

 
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