STAND. COM. REP. NO.  25

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.B. No. 50

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred H.B. No. 50 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FAMILY COURTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to require a minor adjudicated of actions that would constitute promoting a controlled substance to choose either detention in a youth correctional facility or enrollment in a substance abuse counseling program.

     A concerned individual testified in support of this bill.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 50 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,

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JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair