STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3089

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.R. No. 16
                                        S.D. 1




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health and Human Services, to which was
referred S.R. No. 16 entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to request Hawaii Appleseed
Public Interest Law Center (Hawaii Appleseed) to continue
discussions and seek input in its comprehensive assessment of
reviewing current laws and suggesting legislation to improve,
consolidate, and streamline Hawaii's child protective statutes.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Department of Human Services and Sex Abuse Treatment
Center.

     Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 77, 1999, requested Hawaii
Appleseed to conduct a comprehensive assessment of state child
protection statutes.  The Center produced a discussion draft for
the 2000 Session.  This measure is intended to continue that work
and to request the Center to report before the 2001 Session.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by including the
Departments of Health, Human Services, Education, Attorney
General, and the Judiciary in the conference and working groups,
and transmitting this measure to each of them.


 
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     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Health and Human Services that is attached to this
report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of
S.R. No. 16, as amended herein, and recommends that it be
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, in the form attached
hereto as S.R. No. 16, S.D. 1.

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



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                                   SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair

 
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