STAND. COM. REP. NO. 996

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.B. No. 1726
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No.
1726, H.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to provide necessary funds to
enable the Department of Human Services to raise the medically
needy income eligibility level for the medically needy program.

     Life Foundation and a member of the public testified in
support of the bill.  The Department of Human Services testified
in support of the intent of the bill.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No.
1726, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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



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                                   DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair