STAND. COM. REP. NO. 342
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: S.B. No. 1518
Honorable Colleen Hanabusa
President of the Senate
Twenty-Fourth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2007
State of Hawaii
Madam President:
Your Committee on Judiciary and Labor, to which was referred S.B. No. 1518 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FAMILY COURT,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to increase fees for court-appointed counsel and guardian ad litem in family court cases and to require the Judiciary to provide the Department of Budget and Finance with fee related information so that the department can approve the necessary vouchers.
Your Committee received testimony from the Family Court
in support of the bill. Your Committee also received testimony from the
Department of Budget and Finance who took no position on the fees but opposed
the transfer of payment and budget functions to Budget and Finance. The Family
Court testified that they were aware of Budget and Finance's opposition to section
(c) of the bill but had not been able to meet with the Department of Budget and
Finance to resolve this problem. She agreed with the committee that section
(c) remain in the bill.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on
Judiciary and Labor that is attached to this report, your Committee is in
accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1518 and recommends that it
pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary and Labor,
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____________________________ CLAYTON HEE, Chair |
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