Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Human Services and Housing, to which was referred H.B. No. 1809 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to sever the immunity from civil or criminal liability protections under the law for:

(1) State employees;

(2) County employees;

who knowingly violate or fail to correct or prevent violations of the Child Protective Act.

An individual submitted testimony in support of this bill. The Department of Human Services, Department of the Attorney General, Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu, and Hawaii Government Employees Association submitted testimony in opposition to this bill. The Judiciary submitted comments.

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 H.B. No. 1809 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.