STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3292

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 2367

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 2367, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS OF THE OFFICE OF YOUTH SERVICES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to authorize the Office of Youth Services to obtain criminal history information on employees, prospective employees, and volunteers of its contracted services providers and subcontractors, in positions that necessitate close proximity to youth when providing services on its behalf.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Office of Youth Services and the Department of Human Resources Development.

Your Committee finds that it is in the best interest of the State, the youth under the care of the Office of Youth Services, and the service provider agencies that the Office of Youth Services be permitted to obtain criminal history record information on employees, prospective employees, and volunteer of providers and subcontractors, in positions that necessitate close proximity to youth, when they are providing services on behalf of the Office of Youth Services.

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 H.B. No. 2367, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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COLLEEN HANABUSA, Chair