STAND. COM. REP. 982

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: S.B. No. 864

S.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Human Services and Housing, to which was referred S.B. No. 864, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE SERVICES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to minimize employee turnover and provide more effective services to at-risk children by converting 39 temporary exempt positions within the Child Welfare Services branch of the Department of Human Services (DHS) to civil service status.

The Child Welfare Services State Advisory Council supported this bill. The Department of Budget and Finance opposed this bill. DHS offered comments.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services and Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 864, S.D. 1, 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 Human Services and Housing,

 

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MICHAEL PUAMAMO KAHIKINA, Chair