STAND. COM. REP. NO. 128

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.B. No. 280
                                     




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Human Services and Housing, to which was
referred H.B. No. 280 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill to to mandate that interest
realized from the account into which all child support payments
are deposited prior to disbursement shall be used to pay
penalties to custodial parents and improve client services
provided by the Child Support Enforcement Agency.  

     Current law allows for the interest income to be deposited
into the state treasury to the credit of the general fund.  This
measure would improve the current system involving issuance of
child support payments and provide better services for clients.

     The Legal Aid Society of Hawaii submitted testimony in
support of this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Human Services and Housing that is attached to this
report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose
of H.B. No. 280 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be
referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs.


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



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                                   DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Chair