STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1164

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   S.B. No. 1666

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 1

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 S.B. No. 1666, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY FAMILIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to sustain essential health, education, employment, and economic assistance programs using Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds while preserving an adequate reserve of these funds.

     The Office of Youth Services, Child & Family Service, Good Beginnings Alliance, Aloha United Way, Goodwill, Blueprint for Change, National Association of Social Workers, and several concerned individuals supported this bill.  The Department of Human Services supported the intent of this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Removing Public Law references to the new federal stimulus package, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009;

     (2)  Generally expanding the purposes for the original funding items in this bill;

     (3)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2009; and

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

     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 S.B. No. 1666, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1666, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Human Services,

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JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair