STAND. COM. REP. NO. 869
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2015
RE: H.B. No. 1377
H.D. 1
Honorable Joseph M. Souki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Eighth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2015
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1377, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CHILD HEALTH,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to:
(1) Support a well-functioning early intervention system of services for children from birth to age three; and
(2) Improve the social-emotional and behavioral outcomes for children from birth to age five,
by appropriating funds to develop the specifications and pricing, and an implementation plan, for a web-based data system in the Department of Health (DOH) Early Intervention Section; and for operating expenses and the establishment of a coordinator position in the DOH Special Health Needs Branch to improve social-emotional and behavioral outcomes for children.
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. 1377, 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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____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE, Chair |
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