STAND. COM. REP. NO.  980

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.B. No. 23

      H.D. 3

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 23, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to ensure the safety and welfare of children enrolled in the public school system and those users of the public library system by:

(1)  Authorizing the Department of Education (DOE) to perform criminal history record checks on any employee, provider, or subcontractor that enters or intends to enter into a contract with or is currently contracted by DOE to provide services in close proximity to children;

(2)  Removing teacher trainees from the group of persons subject to DOE criminal history record checks; and

(3)  Appropriating funds to allow DOE to conduct criminal history record checks on providers and subcontractors.

     The University of Hawaii and DOE supported the intent of this bill.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

(1)  Removing specific appropriation amounts to facilitate further discussion; and

(2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 23, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 23, H.D. 3.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair