STAND. COM. REP. NO.  61-10

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1883

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

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. 1883 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES CONTRACTS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to improve services provided to victims of domestic violence by requiring the Department of Human Services (DHS) to report to the Legislature prior to the 2011 Regular Session the following information from January 1, 2007, to June 30, 2010:

 

(1)  Information relating the process of awarding contracts to nonprofit organizations that provide domestic violence services for victims of domestic violence;

 

(2)  A listing of contract awardees and contract amounts; and

 

(3)  The number of victims served and types of services provided by nonprofit organizations.

 

     Several concerned individuals supported this bill.

 

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

 

(1)  Changing the effective date to January 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion; and

 

(2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     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. 1883, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1883, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Human Services,

 

 

		____________________________ JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair