STAND. COM. REP. NO. 385

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 191

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Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Education and Technology and Health and
Human Services, to which was referred S.B. No. 191 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to require the University of
Hawaii to develop standards to measure child development outcomes
and to make an appropriation to the University for purchase of
health and human services contracts.

     Your Committees received testimony in support of this
measure from the Department of Education, the Department of
Health, the University of Hawaii, the Office of the Governor, and
Hawaii Kids Count.

     Your Committees find that the most efficient way to achieve
desired outcomes is through timely and appropriate feedback on
the progress being made toward the goals.  This measure would
provide a common framework and data collection and reporting
mechanisms that currently are not available.

     Your Committees believe the information generated as a
result of this measure will provide a valuable resource for the
individuals and agencies working to improve the lives of Hawaii's
children and youth.


 
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     Your Committees have amended this measure to include the
Department of Human Services in section one of this measure, at
the request of the Department of Health.  Your Committees have
further amended this measure allow greater flexibility to the
University of Hawaii in regard to the implementation of the
appropriation section.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
Committees on Education and Technology and Health and Human
Services that are attached to this report, your Committees are in
accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 191 and recommend
that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means.

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



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SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair        DAVID Y. IGE, Chair

 
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