STAND. COM. REP. NO.  450-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

RE:   H.B. No. 2539

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 2539, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ADULT ABUSE PERPETRATOR CHECKS FOR CHILD CARE PROVIDERS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to allow the Department of Human Services to:

     (1)  Conduct adult abuse perpetrator checks on child care providers; and

     (2)  Deny applications for a license or registration to operate a child care facility and request that providers terminate employees based on the results of the adult abuse perpetrator checks.

The Department of Human Services and the Hawaii Association for the Education of Young Children testified in support of this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2539, H.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,

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GILBERT KEITH-AGARAN, Chair