Bill Text: HI SCR79 | 2010 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: DHS Workers Training re Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (SD1)

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-2)

Status: (Passed) 2010-04-20 - (S) Resolution adopted in final form. [SCR79 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2010-SCR79-Amended.html

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STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1367-10

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

 

RE:   S.C.R. No. 79

      S.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 79, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE PROVISION OF ORIENTATION AND ADDITIONAL TRAINING TO INCREASE THE ABILITY OF STATE AGENCY CASE WORKERS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES FACED BY GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDREN,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to urge the Department of Human Services to provide its case workers with information and training so they will better understand the issues faced by grandparents who are raising grandchildren that are in the custody of Child Protective Services of the Department of Human Services.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 79, S.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

 

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

 

 

		____________________________ MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair