CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 117

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: S.B. No. 1394

S.D. 2

H.D. 2

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 1394, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

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 implement a federal revenue maximization program for all medicaid-eligible claims for school health services with the assistance of the Department of Human Services and Department of Health.

Your Committee on Conference finds that the Department of Education provides important health services to school-aged children such as counseling, speech/language therapy, and mental health and other behavioral services. This measure would assist in ensuring that additional qualified federal funds are being utilized to provide these important services for the students.

Upon further consideration, your Committee on Conference has amended this measure to change the effective date to upon approval of the measure.

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 S.B. No. 1394, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1394, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

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Roy Takumi, Co-Chair

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Norman Sakamoto, Chair

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Tommy Waters, Co-Chair

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Clayton Hee, Co-Chair

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Dwight Takamine, Co-Chair

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Brian T. Taniguchi, Co-Chair