STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1561

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.C.R. No. 90
                                     




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which
was referred H.C.R. No. 90 entitled: 

     "HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE CHILD SUPPORT
     ENFORCEMENT AGENCY TO REPORT ON WAGE ASSIGNMENT PAYMENTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to review the
current status of the child support enforcement system, identify
steps taken to improve the system's efficiency and identify
further steps which may be necessary.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this
concurrent resolution from the Department of the Attorney
General.

     Your Committee finds that this concurrent resolution is
necessary to protect children and families by ensuring that
complaints are resolved in a speedy and efficient manner.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to
this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose
of H.C.R. No. 90, and recommends that it be referred to the
Committee on Finance.


 
 
 
 
 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Judiciary &
                                   Hawaiian Affairs,



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                                   PAUL T. OSHIRO, Chair