STAND. COM. REP. NO.  968

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   S.B. No. 1291

      S.D. 2

      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 S.B. No. 1291, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CHILD PROTECTIVE ACT COURT PROCEEDINGS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of the bill is to continue to protect Hawaii's children by clarifying language in the Child Protective Act, Chapter 587A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to ensure consistency in practice and compliance with applicable federal requirements, under federal Title IV-E.

     The Judiciary, Department of the Attorney General, Department of Human Services, and a concerned individual testified in support of this bill.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

(1)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2075, 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 Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1291, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1291, S.D. 2, 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