STAND. COM. REP. 294

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: H.B. No. 813

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 813 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FAMILY COURTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to clarify the authority of the Judiciary to contract for professional services for court appointed guardians ad litem and counsel in accordance with the state procurement code, and to set reasonable rates of compensation.

The Judiciary testified testimony in support of this bill.

Your Committee finds that existing law permits the Judiciary to set reasonable rates of compensation and this bill clarifies the authority of the Judiciary to contract for professional services. This change is also recommended by the Legislative Reference Bureau, Report No. 2, 2003, prepared in response to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 100 (2002).

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 H.B. No. 813 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

 

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ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Chair