CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 66-04

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: S.B. No. 2056

S.D. 1

H.D. 2

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

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. 2056, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE AUDITOR,"

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 designate the Auditor as an authorized representative of the Department of Education, Department of Health, a state educational authority, or a state educational official, for purposes of accessing student or other records related to the provision of mental health services to public schools pursuant to the Felix-Cayetano consent decree.

Your Committee finds that this measure will enable the Auditor to fulfill necessary oversight functions while still preserving the privacy of individuals' records. Restricting the Auditor's access to records to those relating to the Felix-Cayetano consent decree, however, may prevent the Auditor from conducting other necessary oversight functions regarding other matters in the future.

Your Committee has amended the measure by deleting reference to the phrase Felix-Cayetano consent decree and mental health services, as being superfluous to the other language in the new law.

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. 2056, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2056, S.D. 1, 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, Co-Chair

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MICHAEL Y. MAGAOAY, Co-Chair

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ROSALYN BAKER, Co-Chair

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BLAKE K. OSHIRO, Co-Chair

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COLLEEN HANABUSA, Co-Chair