STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 250-18
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2018
RE: H.B. No. 2147
H.D. 1
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Ninth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2018
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Health & Human Services, to which was referred H.B. No. 2147 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH,"
begs leave to report as follows:
(1) Establishing a pre-arrest diversion pilot project and specifying the principles under which the pilot project will operate;
(2) Requiring the Department of Health community mental health services and the Department of Human Services to provide transitional housing, housing first, or other social services for the pilot project; and
(3) Appropriating funds for the pilot project.
Your Committee understands that the Department of Health is currently working on implementation of a Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) Pilot Project that appears to work towards similar goals as this measure. However, your Committee finds that consideration should still be given to the pilot project contained in this measure. Your Committee also finds that support should continue to be given to the LEAD Pilot Project and that the LEAD Pilot Project should be initiated statewide as soon as feasible.
Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to July 1, 3000, to facilitate further discussion.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health & Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2147, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2147, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health & Human Services,
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____________________________ JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair |
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