STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1569

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 1115
                                        H.D. 2
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No.
1115, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FOSTER BOARDING HOMES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this administration bill is to require the
Department of Human Services to make a name inquiry into the
criminal history records of foster boarding homes.

     The inquiry is required to be made for the first two years
of certification of a foster boarding home and annually or
biennially thereafter depending on the certification status of
the home.  This bill also clarifies the definition of "foster
boarding home."

     This bill is intended to fill two gaps in the current law
relating to foster boarding home regulations.  First, this bill
requires that name inquiries for criminal history record checks
be made annually for the first two years of certification, and
annually or biennially thereafter, in conjunction with
certification.  Second, this measure allows foster boarding homes
to have six or more minor siblings, apart from their parents or
guardians, on a twenty-four-hour basis for a fee or charge.


 
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     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No.
1115, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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



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                                   AVERY B. CHUMBLEY, Co-Chair



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                                   MATTHEW M. MATSUNAGA, Co-Chair

 
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