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. 92 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to make an appropriation to provide sex abuse treatment, including psychological treatment and case management services for child victims of intrafamilial sexual abuse and their families who are not covered under the Child Protective Services System of the Department of Human Services (DHS).

The Judiciary, the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu, Child Welfare Service States Advisory Council, Catholic Charities Family Services, the Friends of the Children's Advocacy Center of Oahu, Inc., and Hawaii Childrens' Justice Task Force submitted testimonies in support of this bill. DHS supported the intent of the bill.

Your Committee finds that intrafamilial child sexual abuse is traumatic for families and has long-lasting effects on the child victim, siblings, and protective parents.

Your Committee has amended this bill by:

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. 92, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 92, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.