STAND. COM. REP. 3184

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: S.C.R. No. 44

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Health and Human Services and Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 44 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO FORM AN OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE OF THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION SPECIAL FUND AND THE SPOUSE AND CHILD ABUSE SPECIAL ACCOUNTS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND JUDICIARY,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of Health to form an oversight committee of the domestic violence prevention special fund and the spouse and child abuse special accounts with the Department of Human Services and Judiciary.

Testimony in support of this measure was received from the Sex Abuse Treatment Center, Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, and Hawaii Coalition Against Sexual Assault. Testimony in opposition was received from the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Human Services (DHS). Comments were received from the Judiciary (JUD).

Your Committees find that there is currently no systematic, strategic planning between the DOH, DHS, and JUD with regards to allocations and expenditures of funds in the Domestic Violence Prevention Special Fund and the Spouse and Child Abuse Special Accounts. Your Committees further find that in order for agencies to provide comprehensive and effective intervention and prevention services to address sexual and physical abuse, it is absolutely essential that a coordinated approach be created to develop statewide priorities, and that oversight is provided to guide and monitor the expenditure of available funding.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Health and Human Services and Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 44 and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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

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SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair

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ROSALYN H. BAKER, Chair

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COLLEEN HANABUSA, Chair