STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1074

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    H.B. No. 1429

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 1

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committees on Human Services and Public Safety and Military Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 1429, H.D. 2, entitled:

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

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to appropriate Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to the Hawaii National Guard's About Face family of programs to continue serving at-risk youth.

     Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the Department of Human Services and the Office of Youth Services.  Written testimony presented to the Committees may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

     Your Committees find that the Hawaii National Guard's About Face family of programs have made significant contributions to Hawaii's at-risk youth, such as strengthening families, reducing child abuse and neglect, providing role models and mentors, and improving academic achievement.  Your Committees support the continuation of the About Face family of programs.

     Your Committees have amended this measure by:

     (1)  Changing the effective date from July 1, 2020, to July 1, 2060, for the purpose of encouraging further discussion; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Human Services and Public Safety and Military Affairs that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1429, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommend that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1429, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Human Services and Public Safety and Military Affairs,

____________________________ WILL ESPERO, Chair

____________________________ SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair