CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 26-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2008

RE:    S.B. No. 3061

       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. 3061, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE FIRST-TO-WORK PROGRAM,"

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 conform state law to current federal law by deleting references to the Aid to Families with Dependent Children Act and the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Act and replacing them with language referencing Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Temporary Assistance for Other Needy Families, and the First-to-Work program.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

     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. 3061, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3061, 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

____________________________ MAILE SHIMABUKURO, Co-Chair	____________________________ SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair
____________________________ ALEX M. SONSON, Co-Chair
____________________________ KARL RHOADS, Co-Chair