STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1147-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   S.B. No. 2226

      S.D. 1

      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 S.B. No. 2226, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE STATE COMMISSION ON FATHERHOOD,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to continue to support relationships between fathers and their children by appropriating Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds for the State Commission on Fatherhood (Commission) to hire staff, fund operations, establish an office, and pay for expenses.

     Several concerned individuals supported this bill.  The Commission supported this measure with an amendment.  The Department of Human Services provided comments.

     Your Committee notes the concerns of several testifiers regarding the use of TANF funds for purposes of this measure.

     Accordingly, your Committee has amended this bill by changing the funding source from TANF funds to general funds.  Other technical, nonsubstantive amendments were made 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 S.B. No. 2226, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2226, S.D. 1, 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