CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.94

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: H.B. No. 284

H.D. 1

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 284, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH,"

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 bill is to make appropriations:

(1) To hire 37 full-time registered nurses to work in public schools;

(2) For a grant to the Organ Donor Center of Hawaii; and

(3) To raise the income eligibility of the medically needy program to 133 percent of the assistance allowance.

 

Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

(1) Removing the appropriation to raise the income eligibility of the medically needy program to 133 percent of the assistance allowance;

(2) Appropriating $1,290,356 for fiscal year 2001-2002 and $1,250,000 for fiscal year for fiscal year 2002-2002 to hire full-time registered nurses to work in public schools; and

(4) Making other technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity, style, and consistency.

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. 284, 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. 284, 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

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DAVID M. MATSUURA, Chair

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DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Co-Chair

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COLLEEN HANABUSA, Co-Chair

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SCOTT K. SAIKI, Co-Chair