CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 120-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 1932

H.D. 1

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

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. 1932, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE SERVICES,"

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) Require the Child Welfare Services Branch of the Department of Human Services to develop a modern case management software solution that is compatible with existing child welfare technology;

(2) Submit progress reports to the Legislature; and

(3) Appropriate funds for the development of the modern case management software solution.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Making the online resource portal created by this measure available to minors over the age of twelve;

(2) Inserting an appropriation amount of $80,000 for the development of a case management software solution by the Child Welfare Services Branch of the Department of Human Services;

(3) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2022; and

(4) 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. 1932, 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. 1932, 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
____________________________ GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN Co-Chair	____________________________ ADRIAN K. TAM Co-Chair