Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred H.B. No. 140, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Senate Ways and Means and House Finance committees to serve as a joint legislative oversight committee to oversee and evaluate:

The Department of Human Services (DHS) submitted testimony supporting the intent of the measure.

Your Committee recognizes the benefits of the TANF program to many needy families in Hawaii. To ensure that Hawaii is fulfilling the federal requirements set forth for the expenditure of TANF funds, legislative oversight is necessary to make certain that TANF-funded programs are being appropriately implemented and TANF funds are being spent at its optimal level.

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 H.B. No. 140, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.