STAND. COM. REP. NO.  125-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   H.B. No. 1787

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred H.B. No. 1787 entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to statutorily require adult children receiving child support based on full-time educational enrollment to submit regular proof of enrollment in order to continue receiving benefits.

Two concerned individuals supported the bill.  The Department of the Attorney General and a concerned individual opposed the bill.  The University of Hawaii System commented on the bill.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by changing its effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate discussion.  Technical, nonsubstantive amendments were also made for clarity, consistency, and style.

     Your Committee respectfully requests that should your Committee on Judiciary choose to consider this measure, the Chair of Human Services be given the opportunity to assist with working out the legal concerns brought up by the Department of the Attorney General.

     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. 1787, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1787, 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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MELE CARROLL, Chair