Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 3215 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to support the work of the children of incarcerated parents task force.

More specifically, the measure extends the term of the task force until 2008 and appropriates funds for administrative costs and travel expenses incurred by members of the task force.

Your Committee finds that extending the term of the task force is necessary to achieve the objectives as established in Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 128, Regular Session 2005.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the appropriation to an unspecified amount to ensure further discussion. Your Committee has also made technical nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, style, and consistency.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3215, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3215, S.D. 1.