STAND. COM. REP. NO. 592

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: H.B. No. 683

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.B. No. 683 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR THE ADULT MENTAL HEALTH DIVISION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to:

(1) Authorize an emergency appropriation of $12,572,175 from the general fund for FY 2004-2005 to the Department of Health (DOH); and

(2) Increase the current expenditure limit for the mental health and substance abuse special fund expenditure ceiling by an additional $2.5 million.

DOH supported this bill.

DOH will use these funds to cover payment for continued services and activities to patients at the Hawaii State Hospital. It will also use this money to keep up with services offered through its Adult Mental Health Division.

To assist the DOH in handling its responsibilities, and to encourage further discussion on this measure, your Committee has amended this bill by:

(1) Changing the appropriation amount to $1; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 683, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 683, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

 

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DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Chair