Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred S.B. No. 2323, S.D. 2, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to require the Judiciary to work with the Department of Human Services (DHS) to establish a federal revenue maximization program for services provided to those children under the jurisdiction of the District and Family Courts who are eligible for federal reimbursement.

DHS testified in support of this bill. The Judiciary opposed this measure.

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 S.B. No. 2323, S.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.