Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 1104, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to allow foster parents to sign routine school forms and recreational permission slips for foster children in their care to avoid unnecessary delays.

The Department of Education, Department of Human Services, and Hawaii Youth Services Network submitted testimony in support of this bill.

Your Committee finds that this bill will facilitate foster parents' abilities to readily access educational and recreational activities for their foster children, and will help remove impediments that these families face.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1104, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.