STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1115-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.R. No. 8
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Human Services and Housing and Health, to
which was referred H.R. No. 8 entitled: 

     "HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING CONTINUED DISCUSSION FOR A
     COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF CURRENT CHILD PROTECTION LAWS,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this resolution is to encourage continued
discussion for a comprehensive review of current child protection
laws by requesting the Hawaii Appleseed Public Interest Law
Foundation to continue discussion and seek input in its
comprehensive assessment of reviewing and conforming current
state child protection statutes.

     The Department of Human Services (DHS) testified in support
of the intent of the measure.

     Your Committees have amended this resolution by:

     (1)  Requesting that public and private agencies, including
          DHS, the Department of Health, the Department of
          Education, the Department of the Attorney General, the
          Judiciary, and the respective county police
          departments, participate in the discussion;

     (2)  Specifying that the Director of Health, the
          Superintendent of Education, the Attorney General, the
          Administrative Director of the Courts, and the chiefs

 
 
 
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          of police of the county police departments also receive
          certified copies of the resolution;

     (3)  Clarifying that a certified copy of the resolution be
          transmitted to the co-conveners of the Child Protection
          Legislative Roundtable; and

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

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
Committees on Human Services and Housing and Health that are
attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent
and purpose of H.R. No. 8, as amended herein, and recommend that
it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached
hereto as H.R. No. 8, H.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committees on Human Services
                                   and Housing and Health,

                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
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ALEXANDER C. SANTIAGO, Chair       DENNIS ARAKAKI, Chair