STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1237

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

 

RE:   S.B. No. 1101

      S.D. 2

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Human Services & Housing, to which was referred S.B. No. 1101, S.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CHILDREN,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to support services to homeless children by:

 

     (1)  Establishing a task force to coordinate public and private resources to benefit homeless children; and

 

     (2)  Establishing the Kokua Na Keiki Special Fund to provide grants to innovative programs that benefit or help coordinate services for homeless children.

 

     The Department of Education, Catholic Charities Hawaii, Hawaii Family Forum, and Roman Catholic Church in the State of Hawaii testified in support of this bill.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services & Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1101, S.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Human Services & Housing,

 

 

 

 

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MAILE SHIMABUKURO, Chair