STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1327

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: S.B. No. 1050
                                     S.D. 2
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which
was referred S.B. No. 1050, S.D. 2, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE CHILD PROTECTIVE ACT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to clarify the Child Protective
Act and to bring it into compliance with the federal Adoption and
Safe Families Act of 1997.

     Testimony in support of this bill was received from the
Department of Human Services.

     Your Committee finds that this bill will assist in
expediting permanency for children in foster care.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Deleting language that would prevent the Department of
          Human Services from filing a motion to set a permanent
          plan hearing in cases where the child is being cared
          for by a relative and the court has determined that
          this is the most appropriate placement for the child;
          and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for
          purposes of style and clarity and to correct a
          technical drafting error.

 
 
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     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to
this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and
purpose of S.B. No. 1050, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and
recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance, in
the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1050, S.D. 2, H.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Judiciary &
                                   Hawaiian Affairs,



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                                   PAUL T. OSHIRO, Chair