STAND. COM. REP. NO.904
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2001
RE: S.B. No. 1103
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 S.B. No. 1103 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FOSTER BOARD ALLOWANCES FOR STUDENTS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to:
(1) Clarify that higher education board allowances are available to eligible individuals who were formerly foster children; and
(2) Add a third party to the list of allowable recipients of payments of higher education board allowances.
The Department of Human Services (DHS) and University of Hawaii submitted testimony in support of this measure.
Your Committee finds that including the definition of "former foster youth" is appropriate since the youths seeking higher education are neither children and are no longer part of the foster care system.
Further, payments on behalf of the youth to another intermediary contracted by DHS will facilitate the provision of this service when payment to the foster parent or institution of higher learning is not appropriate. This will facilitate the work of DHS with former foster youths and better serve those who enter higher education.
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 S.B. No. 1103 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Higher Education.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Human Services and Housing,
|
____________________________ MICHAEL P. KAHIKINA, Chair |
||