STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1922-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   S.C.R. No. 105

      S.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Health and Human Services & Housing, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 105, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION CALLING ON THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO ESTABLISH PROTOCOLS AND TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS IN CHILD PROTECTIVE AWARENESS SKILLS,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request that the Department of Human Services convene a task force to establish protocols and training programs for first responders to use when coming into contact with children who may be the victims of or who are at risk for child abuse.

     The Department of Human Services supports the intent of this concurrent resolution.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Health and Human Services & Housing that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 105, S.D. 1, and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Health and Human Services & Housing,

____________________________ KARL RHOADS, Acting Chair

____________________________ JOSHUA B. GREEN, M.D., Chair