CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 24-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2008

RE:    S.B. No. 2345

       S.D. 1

       H.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Madam and Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2345, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CHILDREN,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this measure is to establish the Children's Bill of Rights to be used by state agencies when dealing with children of incarcerated parents.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Adopting the language of S.B. No. 2345, Senate Draft 1, which establishes guiding principles to be used by state agencies when dealing with children of incarcerated parents;

     (2)  Adopting amendments suggested by the Department of the Attorney General, which help to clarify the aspirational nature of the measure; and

     (3)  Changing its effective date to "upon approval."

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2345, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2345, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ CINDY EVANS, Co-Chair	____________________________ SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair
____________________________ MAILE SHIMABUKURO, Co-Chair	____________________________ CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA, Co-Chair
____________________________ BLAKE K. OSHIRO, Co-Chair