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 Labor, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 13 entitled:

beg leave to report as follows:

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

Your Committees received testimony in support of the measure from the Executive Office on Aging and the Policy Advisory Board for Elder Affairs. Comments were received from the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Your Committees find that caregivers often are required to balance the demands of work, family, and caregiving responsibilities. The study requested in this measure will highlight programs and caregiver support currently available in Hawaii and present information regarding opportunities for service expansion or improvement as utilized in other states.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Human Services and Labor that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 13 and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.