STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1831

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: H.C.R. No. 277

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Human Services and Health, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 277 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING A ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF THE STATEWIDE INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP A PLAN FOR COORDINATION AND EXPANSION OF SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH HEALTHY START TO YOUNG CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request a one-year extension of the Statewide Interagency Task Force to continue to develop a plan for coordination and expansion of services provided through healthy start to young children and their families.

In the 2003 Regular Session, the Legislature adopted S.C.R. No. 13 to establish an interagency task force to develop an implementation plan for the coordination and expansion of services provided to young children at risk and their families. The task force has requested an extension to further develop implementation plans to assure coordination and monitoring of services to the very highest risk families with newborns and infants. The task force will work to achieve the following:

(1) Implement a general plan for tracking, monitoring, assessing, and reporting on progress on indicators related to achievement of the overall goal;

(2) Complete discussion on topics identified but not addressed by the task force; and

(3) Develop any necessary legislation for consideration in the 2006 Regular Session.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Human Services and Health that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 277, and recommend its adoption.

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

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ROSALYN H. BAKER, Chair

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SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair