CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. 76

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: S.B. No. 1423

S.D. 2

H.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 1423, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO A COMMISSION ON FATHERHOOD,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to establish the Commission on Fatherhood to make recommendations and oversee policies to create programs, services, and contracts that promote healthy family relationships between parents and children that are father-friendly and inclusive.

Upon further consideration, your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Establishing the Commission on Fatherhood within the Office of the Lieutenant Governor for administrative purposes, rather than the Department of Human Services;

(2) Clarifying that the purpose of the Commission is to promote healthy family relationships between parents and children;

(3) Providing that eight members shall be appointed by the Governor in accordance with section 26-34, Hawaii Revised Statutes, as follows:

(A) Two members shall be appointed from a list of three nominees submitted by the President of the Senate and two members shall be appointed from a list of three nominees submitted by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and

(B) Four members shall be appointed from the community;

(4) Providing that one voting member shall be designated by the Hawaii Coalition for Dads;

(5) Providing that all members shall serve for a term of two years;

(6) Clarifying that the Commission shall serve in an advisory capacity to state agencies to promote healthy family relationships between parents and children, and amending the duties of the Commission to be consistent thereto;

(7) Inserting a sunset (repeal) date of June 30, 2005; and

(8) Making other technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and formatting.

Your Committee on Conference notes that the Commission on Fatherhood is intended to function independently without administrative support from the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, and further notes that no state funds are appropriated for the Commission on Fatherhood.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1423, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1423, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE		ON THE PART OF THE SENATE
____________________________ MICHAEL P. KAHIKINA, Co-Chair		____________________________ SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair
____________________________ MAILE SHIMABUKURO, Co-Chair		____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair