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. 3233, S.D. 2, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to allow more flexibility to parents sharing custody of a child by allowing the parents to revise and amend the existing parenting plan under certain circumstances.

Several concerned individuals supported this bill with amendments.

Your Committee finds that there are situations where parents sharing custody of a child have difficulty meeting some of the stipulations of a parenting plan. For example, if a child is involved in extracurricular activities, the time of transference from one parent to the other may differ from the plan and may jeopardize the ability of the child to spend time with both parents.

Your Committee received testimony requesting amendments to clarify the measure, and also expressed concern over the scope of changes the parents would be authorized to make without court intervention.

Accordingly, your Committee has amended this bill by:

Technical, nonsubstantive amendments were also made for clarity, consistency, 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 S.B. No. 3233, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3233, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.