Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 1817, S.D. 2, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to ensure that public school children have a healthy and safe learning environment by expanding the Department of Education's (DOE) authority to conduct criminal history record checks of those individuals other than employees who work and train in close proximity to children.

Currently, DOE may conduct criminal history record checks of all employees and persons seeking employment, including teacher trainees, who work and train in close proximity to children. This bill authorizes DOE to conduct criminal history record checks on DOE service providers and subcontractors and institute of higher education trainees.

DOE and the Department of Human Resources Development testified in support of this bill.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1817, S.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.