STAND. COM. REP. NO.  832

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.B. No. 930

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 930 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1)  Establish the Erin's Law Task Force to review current policies, programs, and curricula for educating public school students about sexual abuse prevention and recommend a program to educate children in grades pre-kindergarten through twelve on sexual abuse prevention through age appropriate curricula; and

(2)  Appropriate an unspecified amount for the operations of the Task Force.

The Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, Parents and Children Together, Hawaii Youth Services Network, and several concerned individuals supported this bill.  The Department of Education, Department of Human Services, Special Education Advisory Council, IMUAlliance, Hawaii State Teachers Association, and UNITE! submitted comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 930 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair