STAND. COM. REP. NO.  72-10

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

 

RE:   H.B. No. 2798

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred H.B. No. 2798 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE COMMISSION ON FATHERHOOD,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to increase the length of term of members of the Commission of Fatherhood from two years to four years to provide for institutional knowledge and continuity.  However, no member shall serve on the commission for more than two terms.

 

     The State Commission on Fatherhood and a concerned individual testified in support of this bill.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2798 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,

 

 

 

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JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair