STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1109-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   S.B. No. 3051

      S.D. 2

      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. 3051, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAMS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to ensure that individuals in social service programs are adequately protected by requiring the Department of Human Services (DHS) to conduct criminal history record checks on individuals who provide services to the retired and senior volunteer program and making other clarifying amendments.

     The Office of Youth Services (OYS) opposed this bill.  DHS provided comments.

     Both OYS and DHS expressed concerns regarding the ability to designate a contractor to conduct criminal history record checks.  DHS's testimony states that without the ability to designate this task, at least six new positions would be needed, at a minimal estimated cost of $271,892.88.

     Accordingly, your Committee has amended this bill by allowing a designee of DHS to conduct the criminal history record checks.  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. 3051, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3051, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, 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