STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1140

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

 

RE:   S.B. No. 815

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 815, S.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CHILDREN,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to assist infants and toddlers in overcoming the negative consequences stemming from maltreatment by appropriating funds for the Judiciary's Zero To Three Court for infants and toddlers in child welfare cases.

 

     The Judiciary, the Hawaii Family Support Institute, and one concerned individual supported this measure.

            

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Appropriating $130,000 for fiscal year 2013-2014 and $130,000 for fiscal year 2014-2015 to fund the Judiciary's Zero To Three Court Program;

 

     (2)  Changing its effective date to upon approval; and

 

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.


     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 815, 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. 815, S.D. 2, H.D. 1.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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KARL RHOADS, Chair