Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Human Services and Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 2323 entitled:

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require the district and family courts to establish and implement a federal revenue maximization program for services provided to the children under their jurisdiction who may be eligible for federal financial participation.

Your Committees received testimony in support of the measure from the Department of Human Services. The Judiciary submitted testimony in opposition to this measure.

Your Committees find that this measure will ensure that the State will receive the maximum possible federal funds for services provided by the Judiciary to children under the care of the State's district and family courts.

Your Committees have amended this measure to direct the Judiciary to work to establish a federal revenue maximum program and a memorandum of agreement with the Director of Human Services to develop and implement such a program, and to consider whether standardized modifications to court orders and judicial determinations are appropriate.

Your Committees also have amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and style.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Human Services and Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2323, as amended herein, and recommend that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2323, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.