STAND. COM. REP. 1395

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: H.C.R. No. 12

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 12 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE LEGISLATURE TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO RE-EVALUATE THE PLACEMENT OF THE OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC GUARDIAN,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the Legislature to convene a task force to examine the current situations, practices, and laws relating to public guardians for the purpose of reevaluating the placement of the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG).

The Judiciary and the Hawaii Disability Rights Center supported this measure. The State Council on Developmental Disabilities provided comments.

Your Committee finds that the current placement of OPG with the Judiciary may lead to potential conflicts of interest.

Your Committee amended this concurrent resolution by:

(1) Requesting the Office of the Public Guardian, instead of the Legislature, to convene, and chair the task force;

(2) Changing the title of the concurrent resolution to reflect this change; and

(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for the purpose of style and clarity.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 12, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance, in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 12, H.D. 1.

 

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

 

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ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Chair