STAND. COM. REP. NO.  257

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.B. No. 327

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Human Services & Housing, to which was referred H.B. No. 327 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SEXUAL ABUSE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to help child sexual abuse victims and their families by appropriating funds to provide treatment services, including psychological treatment and case management services, for child victims of intrafamilial sexual abuse and sexually reactive children who are not covered under the Child Protective Services system of the Department of Human Services.

     The Department of the Attorney General, Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu, Catholic Charities Hawaii, and several concerned individuals testified in support of this bill.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services & Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 327 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Human Services & Housing,

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MAILE SHIMABUKURO, Chair