STAND. COM. REP. NO. 791

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.B. No. 261
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No.
261, H.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to establish standards for:

     (1)  Measuring child development outcomes; and

     (2)  Tracking the state's children and youth in achieving
          these outcomes.

     The Good Beginnings Alliance and several members of the
public testified in support of this bill.  The Department of
Education and the Department of Health testified in support of
the intent of this bill.  The University of Hawaii's College of
Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources commented on the bill.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No.
261, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.


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



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                                   DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair