Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred S.B. No. 2301 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require service plans for protection of a minor to include family therapy or services to be provided to the member or members of the child's family who has contributed to abusive incidents in the child's history.

Testimony in favor of the measure was submitted by the Department of Human Services.

Your Committee finds that the Department of Human Services currently includes family therapy and services in the service plan for members of the child's family. It is necessary to provide services for the victim of abuse and their abusers to prevent any future incidents. This measure will help to reduce the occurrence of further abuse.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2301 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs.