STAND. COM. REP. NO.  378-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.B. No. 3134

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Human Services & Housing, to which was referred H.B. No. 3134 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO WELL CHILD FOLLOW-UP VISITS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to prevent the recurrence of child abuse or neglect by establishing a Well Child Follow-up Visit Pilot Project (Pilot Project) for the Department of Human Services (DHS) to conduct visits with families who have been reported to and investigated by Child Welfare Services, but who have not been confirmed for child abuse and neglect.

     DHS and Catholic Charities Hawaii testified in support of this bill.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Specifying that the Pilot Project cease to exist on June 30, 2009;

     (2)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2008; and

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     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. 3134, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 3134, H.D. 1, 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