STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1016

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   S.B. No. 888

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred S.B. No. 888 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to clarify child support enforcement reporting requirements for employers by adding the definition of a "new hire" to clarify employers' obligation to report employee identification and employment information to the Child Support Enforcement Agency in accordance with amendments to the Social Security Act made by the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011.

The Department of the Attorney General submitted testimony in support of this measure.

     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. 888 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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MELE CARROLL, Chair