STAND. COM. REP. NO.235
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2001
RE: H.B. No. 635
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2001
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Human Services and Housing, to which was referred H.B. No. 635 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CHILD CARE,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to require:
(1) Child abuse history verification for licensed child care providers and staff; and
(2) The Department of Human Services (DHS) to disclose verified criminal history and child abuse information on employees to their employers.
Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by DHS and the Attorney General (AG).
Your Committee understands that adults who have criminal histories involving violent behavior should not be caring for children. Criminal history checks would ensure the safety of children under the supervision of a licensed child care provider.
Your Committee has amended this bill based on recommendations by the AG by:
(1) Setting aside $53,000 from the Criminal History Record Improvement Revolving Fund to process national record checks to be performed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity and style.
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. 635, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 635, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Human Services and Housing,
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____________________________ MICHAEL P. KAHIKINA, Chair |
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