Extends the State Commission on Fatherhood (Commission) to June 30, 2007 and transfers the Commission from the Office of the Lieutenant Governor to the Department of Human Services. Appropriates funds. (SB1780 HD1)

A BILL FOR AN ACT

SECTION 1. Act 156, Session Laws of Hawaii 2003, is amended as follows:

1. By amending §   -2 in section 2 to read:

"§   -2 State commission on fatherhood. There is established the state commission on fatherhood within the [office of the lieutenant governor] department of human services for administrative purposes."

2. By amending section 3 to read:

"SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2003, and be repealed on June 30, [2005.] 2007."

SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $          or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2005-2006 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2006-2007 to carry out the purposes of the state commission on fatherhood.

The sums appropriated shall be expended by the department of human services for the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on June 29, 2005; provided that section 2 shall take effect on July 1, 2005.