STAND. COM. REP. NO. 492

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.B. No. 279
                                     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.B. No. 279 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE
     REHABILITATION OF MEMBERS OF YOUTH GANGS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to appropriate funds to be
expended by the Department of Human Services (DHS) to implement a
rehabilitation program for members of gangs.

     Adult Friends for Youth, teachers, principals, and
counselors from various intermediate and high schools submitted
testimony in support of this measure.

     DHS submitted testimony expressing general support for
programs and activities servicing youth-at-risk but withheld
support for funding requests beyond the executive budget.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by making the
appropriation amount $1 for purposes of further discussion.

     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 is in accord with the intent and purpose
of H.B. No. 279, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass
Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 279, H.D.
1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.


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



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                                   DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Chair