STAND. COM. REP. NO.  780

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.B. No. 1429

      H.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1429, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE ABOUT FACE PROGRAM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to maintain the positive connections between local National Guard soldiers and at-risk youth by appropriating Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to continue the operation of the Hawaii National Guard's About Face family of programs.

     The Department of Defense and Department of Human Services supported this bill.  The Office of Youth Services provided comments.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2020, to encourage further discussion; and

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

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1429, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1429, H.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair