Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 13 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the Governor to convene a work-family task force to review Hawaii's work-family laws and policies, and to request the Legislative Reference Bureau to study other states' laws and practices that promote good work-family policy.

The Policy Advisory Board for Elder Affairs supported this measure. The Executive Office on Aging supported the intent.

The Legislative Reference Bureau commented that the resolution may be more meaningful if the requested study of other states' laws were focused upon laws intended to address working people caring for family members.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 13 and recommends its adoption.