THE SENATE
                THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                 REGULAR SESSION OF 1999

       MEASURES DEFERRED TO FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1999


                 COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

                        9:00 a.m.
                   Conference Room 229

         DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING BILLS
              (Deferred from March 2, 1999)


SB 1050       RELATING TO THE CHILD PROTECTIVE ACT                 HHS, JDC
SD1           Proposes changes  to  bring  Hawaii into compliance
           with the  federal  AFSA,  which  seeks  to expedite
           permanency for children in foster care.

SB 176        RELATING TO CHILDREN                                 HHS, JDC
           Toughens Hawaii's criminal laws for perpetrators of
           child abuse.

SB 995        RELATING TO ELDERLY AND DEPENDENT ADULTS         HHS/LRE, JDC
SD1           Allows  dependent  adults  or  their  guardians  to
           obtain information on a person's criminal record or
           confirmed cases of abuse; requires police and adult
           protective service workers to  report to each other
           on abuse complaints.

SB 1048       RELATING TO FOSTER BOARDING HOMES                    HHS, JDC
SD1           Changes the  need  for  a  criminal  history record
           check from one year to every year for the first two
           years and biennially thereafter for foster homes.

SB 631        RELATING TO POLITICAL PARTIES                             JDC
           Amends the elections law  to  make  it easier for a
           political party to qualify and operate in Hawaii.

SB 1485       RELATING TO MINORS                                        JDC
           Permits administrative judge of the family court to
           order expungement of records of minor is who is not
           adjudicated as a law violator.


                   No testimony will be accepted.

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