STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1452

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.B. No. 1231

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 Human Services & Homelessness, to which was referred S.B. No. 1231 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE SPOUSE AND CHILD ABUSE SPECIAL FUND,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Update the name of the Spouse and Child Abuse Special Account to Spouse and Child Abuse Special Fund;

(2) Exempt the Spouse and Child Abuse Special Fund from the central service assessment and administrative expense assessment; and

(3) Allow the Department of Human Services to retain reimbursement of federal funds to provide funding for child abuse and neglect prevention and intervention services.

The Department of Human Services supported this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to January 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services & Homelessness that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1231, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1231, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Human Services & Homelessness,

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JOY A. SAN BUENAVENTURA, Chair