STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1518-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: H.C.R. No. 44

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 44 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO CONVENE A BABY BONDS WORKING GROUP,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of Human Services to convene a Baby Bonds Working Group.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the University of Hawaii; the Office of Hawaiian Affairs; and the Democratic Party of Hawaii. The Department of Human Services provided comments.

Your committee requests that UHERO provide a budget and a timeline for completion of the study prior to the next hearing for this measure for a more thorough consideration of this essential study by the next Committee.

Your Committee has amended this measure by adding the Chief Executive Officer of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs or the Chief Executive Officer of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs' designee to the Baby Bonds Working Group.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 44, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 44, H.D. 1.

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

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LISA MARTEN, Chair