STAND. CON. REP. NO.
Honolulu, Hawaii
APR17 , 2023
RE: S.C.R. No. 51
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty—Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2023
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred
S.C.R. No. 51 entitled:
“SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF
HUMAN SERVICES TO IMMEDIATELY CEASE INTERCEPTING SOCIAL
SECURITY PAYMENTS FOR CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE,”
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of
Human Services to immediately cease intercepting Social Security
payments for children in foster care and to deposit these Social
Security payments into savings accounts that may be accessed by
foster children when they return to their families, are adopted,
or age out of foster care.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from Children’s Advocacy Institute, and one individual. Your
Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of
Human Services.
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 S.C.R. No. 51 and
recommends that it be referred as is to your Committee on Finance.
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Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Human Services
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 State of Hawaii
House of Representatives
The Thirty-second Legislature
Record of Votes of the Committee on Human Services
Bill/Resolution No.: Committee Referral: Date:
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D The committee is reconsidering its previous decision on the measure.
The recommendation is to: Pass, unamended (as is) C Pass, with amendments (HD) C Hold
C Pass short form bill with HD to recommit for future public hearing (recommit)
HUS Members Ayes (WR) Nays
1. MIZUNO, John M. (C)
2. AMATO, Terez (VC)
3. BELATTI, Della Au
4. ILAGAN, Greggor
5. KOBAYASHI, Bertrand
6. TAKENOUCHI, Jenna
7. NISHIMOTO, Scott Y.
8. GARCIA, Diamond
TOTAL (8)
The recommendation is: Adopted L~ Not Adopted
If joint referral, _______________________ did not support recommendation.
committee acronym(s)
LDistribution: Original (White) Co e) Duplicate (Yel~ f Clerks Office Duplicate (Pink) HMSO