STAND. COM. REP. NO. 939-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: H.B. No. 2425

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2425, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT CENTRAL REGISTRY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to clarify:

(1) That a confirmed report of child abuse or neglect, harm, or threatened harm will result in the perpetrator's name being maintained in the Department of Human Services central registry of reported child abuse or neglect cases; and

(2) When a person's name may be expunged from the central registry of reported child abuse or neglect cases, and establish a process for expungement upon request.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from one individual. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of the Attorney General; Department of Human Services; and Hawaii Coalition for Child Protective Reform.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to July 1, 3000, to encourage further discussion.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2425, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2425, H.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair