STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1196

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.C.R. No. 10

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 10 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, AND JUDICIARY TO PERMANENTLY ESTABLISH AND PARTICIPATE IN THE HAWAII INTERAGENCY STATE YOUTH NETWORK OF CARE TO BETTER SERVE YOUTH AND FAMILIES WITH COMPLEX NEEDS IN THE STATE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to increase collaboration among state agencies to better serve children, youth, and families with complex needs in the State by urging the Department of Education, Department of Health, Department of Human Services, and the Judiciary to permanently establish the Hawaii Interagency State Youth Network of Care.

The Judiciary, Department of Education, Department of Human Services, State Council on Developmental Disabilities, Hawaii Youth Services Network, Friends of Children's Mental Health, and two individuals testified in support of this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments 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 concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 10, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Education in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 10, H.D. 1.

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

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DEE MORIKAWA, Chair