STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3186

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.C.R. No. 41

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Judiciary and Labor, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 41 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO ASSIST WITH INCREASING VOTER REGISTRATION AMONG YOUNG ADULTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the Department of Education and Department of Human Services to assist with increasing voter registration among young adults by:

     (1)  Requesting the Department of Education to provide seniors at every public school with voter registration information prior to graduation;

     (2)  Requesting the Department of Human Services to provide young adults who are in young adult voluntary foster care with information on voter registration; and

     (3)  Requesting the Department of Human Services to provide additional information about the voter registration process to any young adult who inquires.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Human Services and Hawaii Youth Services Network.

     Your Committee finds that this measure will provide young adults with more information regarding the voter registration process and may encourage more young adults to exercise their right to vote.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Labor that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 41 and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary and Labor,

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CLAYTON HEE, Chair