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. 2448 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to protect children who receive services on behalf of the Office of Youth Services (OYS) by:

OYS and the Salvation Army – Family Intervention Services testified in support of this measure. The Honolulu Police Department opposed this measure.

Your Committee finds that legislation is required to enable OYS to conduct criminal history record checks, including obtaining information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Your Committee recognizes the concerns of testifiers relating to the costs of conducting background checks, and the potential duplication of efforts since some subcontractors already conduct their own background checks.

OYS stated that the legislation is required to enable them to obtain criminal history record checks, but that they intend to limit the scope through the development of administrative rules. The development of administrative rules will include the input of various service providers.

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. 2448 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.