STAND. COM. REP. NO. 54-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 2166
                                     H.D. 1





Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Human Services and Housing and Health, to
which was referred H.B. No. 2166 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION
     OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to ensure that a continuum of
services for the prevention of child abuse is available by
appropriating funds for various programs and services for the
protection of children and families.

     The Department of Human Services (DHS) testified in support
of this measure, provided that it does not replace or adversely
impact the priorities established in the Executive Budget.  The
Department of the Attorney General (AG) testified in support and
suggested modifications to this measure.  The Departments of
Health (DOH) and Education testified in support of the intent of
this measure.  

     Child abuse is a complex problem with many causes.  To act
upon the Legislature's commitment to prevent child abuse, your
Committees find that successful prevention strategies will
require addressing a wide range of needs.  However, given the
lack of State resources, your Committees will narrow the scope of
this measure to reflect the community's current needs.

     Your Committees have amended this measure by:

 
 
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     (1)  Deleting provisions relating to:

          (A)  DOH administrative expenditures;

          (B)  AG administrative expenditures;

          (C)  The Hawaii Children's Trust Fund;

          (D)  Healthy Start;

          (E)  Substance abuse treatment services for pregnant
               and parenting women and the families; and

          (F)  Blueprint for Change;

     (2)  Appropriating $500,000 to provide intrafamilial sex
          abuse treatment for children not in the child
          protective services system;

     (3)  Clarifying the purpose and findings section to
          recognize that the medical/health case management is
          complicated and needs improvement;

     (4)  Deleting DHS' authority and appropriation to establish
          a half-time physician position for medical/health case
          management; and

     (5)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for
          purposes of clarity and style.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
Committees on Human Services and Housing and Health that are
attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the
intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2166, as amended herein, and
recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached
hereto as H.B. No. 2166, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee
on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs.

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

                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
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ALEXANDER C. SANTIAGO, Chair       DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Chair