STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1532

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

 

RE:   S.B. No. 1291

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 2

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 1291, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CHILD PROTECTIVE ACT COURT PROCEEDINGS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to continue to protect Hawaii's children by clarifying language in the Child Protective Act of 2010 (Act), Chapter 587A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to ensure consistency in practice and compliance with applicable federal requirements, under federal Title IV-E.  The bill also clears up an unintended ambiguity regarding the effect of the Act on existing cases, that is, cases that were filed and adjudicated under last year's law.

 

     The Department of Human Services, the Department of the Attorney General, and the Judiciary supported this bill.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1291, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair