STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1677

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: S.B. No. 1048
                                     S.D. 2
                                     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 S.B. No.
1048, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FOSTER BOARDING HOMES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to amend the law relating to
foster homes by:

     (1)  Changing the annual name inquiry requirement for
          criminal history record checks to allow for biennial
          inquiries after the first two years;

     (2)  Amending the definition of "foster boarding home" that
          presently limits such homes to fewer than six children,
          to include homes with sibling groups of six or more
          children.

     The Department of Human Services testified in support of
this 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 S.B. No.
1048, S.D. 2, 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