STAND. COM. REP. NO. 636
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2005
RE: H.B. No. 938
H.D. 1
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. 938 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to protect the best interests of children who are involved in the Child Protective Services system by:
(1) Requiring the child protective review panel (Review Panel) to review child protective proceedings taken prior to or without a court order, upon the request of the child's family;
(2) Adding to the Review Panel an individual who represents the interests of the family; and
(3) Requiring decisions related to a review initiated by a child's family to be made available to the court.
A concerned individual supported this measure. The Department of Human Services stated that it does not support this bill.
Your Committee has amended this bill by:
(1) Defining the child's family members to include the child's parents, grandparents, and adult siblings; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity and style.
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. 938, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 938, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Human Services,
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____________________________ ALEX M. SONSON, Chair |
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