STAND. COM. REP. NO.674

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: H.B. No. 299

H.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 299 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT AGENCY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to provide a remedy or sanction for the failure of a party seeking child support to complete and return an application form to the Child Support Enforcement Agency (CSEA).

The Department of the Attorney General testified in support of the intent of the measure and recommended clarifying amendments. The Judiciary provided comments.

Your Committee finds that this measure would ensure that the CSEA's ability to enforce, or begin servicing parties is not delayed when child support has been ordered by the court.

Your Committee amended the bill by making technical, nonsubstantive changes for the purpose of clarity and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 299, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 299, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs,

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ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Chair