STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3291

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 2510
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B.
No. 2510 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FOSTER BOARD ALLOWANCES FOR
     STUDENTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to authorize the payment of
foster board allowances directly to an accredited institution of
higher learning, in addition to the foster parents, when a foster
child is attending the school.

     Your Committee finds that this bill will allow the
Department of Human Services to make direct payments to an
educational institution attended by a foster child.  The
Department of Human Services has encountered difficulties in
finding a foster parent willing to be a conduit for the foster
board allowance.  This bill will allow the Department of Human
Services to support the child by making direct payments and will
help foster children to continue their education.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No.
2510 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 
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                                 Respectfully submitted on behalf
                                 of the members of the Committee
                                 on Ways and Means,



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                                 CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair



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                                 ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair

 
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