STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1177-04
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2004
RE: S.B. No. 2349
S.D. 2
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2004
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2349, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SOCIAL SERVICES,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to help strengthen relationships between children and their incarcerated parents by:
(1) Establishing a Child-friendly Visitation Center Task Force to develop a pilot project to facilitate the development of appropriate child visitation of incarcerated parents;
(2) Authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds for the design and construction of a Child-friendly Visitation Center at a state correctional facility; and
(3) Appropriating funds for the statewide implementation of parenting classes and after-care services for incarcerated parents.
A concerned individual testified in support of this bill. The Department of Public Safety supported the intent of this measure. The Hawaii Youth Services Network provided comments.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2349, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair |
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