STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1151-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: S.B. No. 2877
                                     S.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No.
2877, S.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL
     HEALTH,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to make emergency appropriations
of:

     (1)  $17,735,924 out of the general fund;

     (2)  $378,646 out of the Child and Adolescent Mental Health
          Special Fund; and

     (3)  $38,866 out of the Behavioral Health Administration
          Special Fund, 

to continue services to emotionally disturbed children and
adolescents.

     Of the funds appropriated, at least ten percent of the funds
to be expended for any new treatment or service programs will be
expended by the Department of Health (DOH) to conduct process and
outcome evaluations of these programs.  The process and outcome
evaluations are to be conducted by an independent auditor and
monitored by the Legislative Auditor.


 
 
 
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     The Department of Education, DOH, and the Department of the
Attorney General testified in support of this bill.  The Hawaii
Government Employees Association supported the intent of this
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 S.B. No.
2877, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be
placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

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



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                                   DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair