STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2038

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.C.R. No. 56

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 56 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR The PREVeNTION IDENTIFYING AND REPORTING CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the department of education to establish training programs for the prevention, identifying and reporting child abuse and neglect.

The Department of Education, LGBT Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawaii and three individuals testified in support of this measure.

Your committee amended this measure:

1.) Adding in the word "prevent" in line 23.

2.) Adding the word "prevention" to the title.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 56, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 56, H.D. 1.

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

____________________________

CHRIS LEE, Chair