Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Health and Human Services and Housing, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 9 entitled:

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the Governor to establish a statewide interagency task force to develop an implementation plan for the coordination and expansion of services provided to young children and their families.

The Department of Human Services, Good Beginnings Alliance, Blueprint for Change, and Parents and Children Together testified in support of this measure. The Hawaii Early Intervention Coordinating Council supported the intent of this measure. The Judiciary submitted comments.

Your Committees find that while there are many worthy organizations providing services to reduce child abuse and neglect, improvement is needed in coordinating these services. Additionally, child abuse prevention is a complex issue that has become even more challenging. A task force will assist in determining the most appropriate interventions.

Your Committees have amended this concurrent resolution by:

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Health and Human Services and Housing that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 9, as amended herein, and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Judiciary, in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 9, H.D. 1.