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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES             H.C.R. NO.            
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 1999                                
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                     HOUSE  CONCURRENT
                        RESOLUTION

RELATING TO THE REPEAL OF THE STATE HEALTH PLANNING AND
   DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 


 1       WHEREAS, several reports by the legislative auditor have
 2   criticized the performance of the State Health Planning and
 3   Development Agency (SHPDA) and questioned its mission; and
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 5       WHEREAS, the public and private sectors have demonstrated
 6   that current market forces in the health care industry are
 7   adequate to manage and develop health-related services; and,
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 9       WHEREAS, the State Health Planning and Development Agency
10   no longer has a function to perform; and,
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12       WHEREAS, the State Health Planning and Development Agency
13   costs $500,000 per year to operate; now, therefore,
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15       BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the
16   Twentieth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session
17   of 1999, the Senate concurring, that the Director of the
18   Department of Health is requested to conduct a study to
19   determine whether the State Health Planning and Development
20   Agency should be terminated; and
21   
22       BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of the Department
23   of Health is requested to submit the study, including
24   implementing legislation, no later than 20 days prior to the
25   convening of the Regular Session of 2000; and
26   
27       BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this
28   Resolution be transmitted to the Director of the Department of
29   Health.
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