CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 31

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.B. No. 1232

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 1232, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

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

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to authorize the Department of Human Services to disclose, upon receipt of consent, confirmed reports of child abuse or neglect to any parent or guardian of a child enrolled in an exempt or excluded child care facility.

Your Committee on Conference finds that Act 176, Session Laws of Hawaii 2018 (Act 176), specified the process for disclosure of a confirmed report of child abuse or neglect that occurred at a licensed or registered child care facility. This measure corrects an incorrect reference to licensed child care facilities in Act 176 and clarifies when the Department of Human Services may disclose that a confirmed report of child abuse or neglect has occurred at a child care facility operating in accordance with an exclusion or exemption permitted under law, which will cover reporting requirements for all child care situations.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2019; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1232, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1232, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ JOY A. SAN BUENAVENTURA Co-Chair	____________________________ RUSSELL E. RUDERMAN Chair
____________________________ CHRIS LEE Co-Chair	____________________________ KARL RHOADS Co-Chair