STAND. COM. REP. NO.  36

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   H.B. No. 684

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred H.B. No. 684 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MINORS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to allow minors to give informed consent for emergency shelter and related services.

     The Office of Youth Services, the American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii, Hawaii Youth Services Network, Planned Parenthood of Hawaii, and several concerned individuals submitted testimony in support of this bill.  Hale Kipa, Inc. supported the intent of the bill.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion.

     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. 684, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 684, H.D. 1, 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