STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3429

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.C.R. No. 38
                                        S.D. 1




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
S.C.R. No. 38, S.D. 1, entitled:

     "SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING CONTINUED
     DISCUSSION FOR A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF CURRENT CHILD
     PROTECTION LAWS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request
Hawaii Appleseed Public Interest Law Foundation (Hawaii
Appleseed) to continue discussion and seek additional input in
its comprehensive assessment of current state child protective
statutes.

     Specifically, the concurrent resolution asks Hawaii
Appleseed, in cooperation with the Child Protection Legislative
Roundtable, to continue its assessment of child protection laws
undertaken pursuant to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 77, 1999,
and to organize a conference and working groups on child
protection reform to finalize a new Child Protective Act.

     Your Committee finds that members of the Child Protection
Legislative Roundtable, including Hawaii Appleseed, have made
significant contributions to improving our Child Protective
Services.  In 1999, Hawaii Appleseed provided to the Roundtable
and other community members a discussion draft of a proposed new
Child Protective Act.  This resolution will allow the Roundtable

 
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and Hawaii Appleseed to continue and finalize their discussions,
soliciting additional input from the child protection community
and general public, to produce a thoughtful and effective final
version of a Child Protective Act for Hawaii's children.

     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 concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 38,
S.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

                                 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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