STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3784

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.R. No. 215

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.R. No. 215 entitled:

"SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, THE OFFICE OF YOUTH SERVICES, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO RECOMMEND HOW TO CREATE AN EFFICIENT FUNDING MECHANISM TO ALLOW THE OFFICE OF YOUTH SERVICES TO GENERATE INCOME TO SUPPORT ITS VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to request that the Office of Youth Services, Department of Public Safety, and Department of Budget and Finance convene a task force to recommend methods for creating an efficient funding mechanism for the Office of Youth Services to generate income to support the Office's vocational programs.

Your Committee received written comments on this measure from Opportunity Youth Action Hui.

Your Committee finds that the Office of Youth Services seeks to engage in economic enterprise selling high-quality, local, and sustainable goods. Your Committee believes that the expertise of the Department of Public Safety and the Department of Budget and Finance will assist the Office of Youth Services in further developing their economic enterprise plans to provide youth with practical experience and job skills, and to create an efficient funding mechanism that will provide a long-term cost savings to the State.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 215 and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair