STAND. COM. REP. NO.  169-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.B. No. 3135

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. 3135 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FEDERAL REVENUE MAXIMIZATION IN THE JUDICIARY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to facilitate efforts to maximize federal revenue for the care of children in the juvenile justice system by:

     (1)  Prohibiting the expenditure of state general funds on behalf of a child within the juvenile justice system until the Judiciary has maximized the benefits for which a child is eligible under all relevant federal programs; and

      (2) Requiring the Judiciary, if it does not adopt a federal revenue maximization program, to report to the Governor and the Legislature on the reasons why the Judiciary should continue to receive state general revenues for children in the juvenile justice system.

     The Department of Human Services and Office of Youth Services supported this bill.  The Judiciary submitted comments. 

     Your Committee respectfully requests that the Committee on Judiciary consider the issues and concerns raised by the Judiciary in its testimony on this matter. 

     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. 3135 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

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

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MAILE SHIMABUKURO, Chair