STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1451

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.C.R. No. 124
                                     H.D. 1




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.C.R. No. 124 entitled: 

     "HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE CHILD PROTECTIVE
     SERVICES ROUNDTABLE TO FORM A TASK FORCE TO EXAMINE AND
     DISCUSS SELECTED ISSUES RELATING TO CHILD ABUSE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to protect
children from abuse and neglect by requesting the Child
Protective Services Roundtable (Roundtable) to form a task force
to examine and discuss selected issues relating to child abuse.

     The Department of Human Services, the Department of the
Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu, and the
Office of Hawaiian Affairs testified in support of this measure.

     The Roundtable has been meeting for the past two years to
discuss changes to statutes, administrative rules, and procedures
to improve Hawaii's child protection system.  Your Committee
finds that this measure addresses many legal and social policy
issues that needs further scrutiny prior to adopting them as
Roundtable recommendations.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Referring to the "child protection system" instead of
          the "child protective services (CPS) system" because

 
 
 
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          CPS refers to specific child protection services
          pursuant to Chapter 587, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS);

     (2)  Referring to the "Child Protection Legislative
          Roundtable" instead of the "CPS Roundtable" because the
          Roundtable's agenda goes beyond the scope of Chapter
          587, HRS;

     (3)  Amending the title to read "REQUESTING THE CHILD
          PROTECTION LEGISLATIVE ROUNDTABLE TO FORM A TASK FORCE
          TO EXAMINE AND DISCUSS SELECTED ISSUES RELATING TO
          CHILD ABUSE"; and

     (4)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity
          and style.

     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 concurs with the intent and purpose of
H.C.R. No. 124, as amended herein, and recommends that it be
referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, in
the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 124, H.D. 1.

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



                                   ______________________________
                                   DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Chair