STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1573-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: S.C.R. No. 166
                                     S.D. 1




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Education, to which was referred S.C.R.
No. 166, S.D. 1, entitled:

     "SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF
     EDUCATION AND YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS TO ACCESS THE WEBSITE OF
     THE HAWAII CRIMINAL JUSTICE DATA CENTER TO OBTAIN SEX
     OFFENDER INFORMATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the
Department of Education (DOE) and youth organizations to access
the website of the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center to obtain
sex offender information.

     The DOE, the Department of the Attorney General, and the
Office of Youth Services testified in support of this measure.

     Your Committee finds that the new website will make access
to information quick and easy.  Difficulty accessing the
information has been the leading deterrent to its use.
Convenient access to this information will ensure that
appropriate hiring decisions are made and will reduce the amount
of resources spent in litigation and damage awards.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 166,
S.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on
Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs.

 
 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Education,



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                                   KEN ITO, Chair