STAND. COM. REP. NO.  49

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   H.B. No. 1064

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. 1064 entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to clarify 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, and Department of Human Services 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. 1064 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