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. 1005, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to help strengthen family bonds by establishing a task force to develop programs and support services for children of incarcerated parents and to provide support for incarcerated parents. This measure also requires the Department of Public Safety to implement the task force's recommendations.

The Hawaii Juvenile Justice Project, Community Alliance on Prisons, Good Beginnings Alliance, and Hawaii Youth Services Network testified in support of this bill.

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. 1005, H.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.