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. 946, H.D. 2, entitled:

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 allow a caregiver of a minor who lives with the minor, but is not the minor's legal guardian, to execute an affidavit of caregiver consent to enroll the minor in school and allow the minor to participate in school activities. This measure also provides that a caregiver who makes a false statement in the affidavit for caregiver consent shall be subject to criminal penalties.

Your Committee on Conference, upon further consideration, has amended the measure by changing the effective date from "July 1, 2050" to "upon its approval."

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. 946, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 946, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.