CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 42

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2021

RE: H.B. No. 282

H.D. 1

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 282, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MINORS,"

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:

(1) Expand the circumstances where a minor may consent to no cost emergency shelter and related services to include cases where the provider is coordinating with the Department of Human Services' Child Welfare Services Branch; and

(2) Clarify the definition of "provider" as it relates to the entities eligible to provide no cost emergency shelter and related services to a consenting minor to include certain organizations who are not considered child placing organizations or child caring institutions.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Removing as duplicative the requirement that a provider coordinate with the Department of Human Services, as this requirement is already contained in the expanded definition of "provider" as amended by this measure; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

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 H.B. No. 282, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 282, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ JOY A. SAN BUENAVENTURA Chair	____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE Co-Chair
____________________________ KARL RHOADS Co-Chair	____________________________ MARK M. NAKASHIMA Co-Chair