STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1157

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

 

RE:   S.B. No. 202

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred S.B. No. 202 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SERVICE AREA BOARDS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to amend the authorizing statute for Service Area Boards on Mental Health and Substance Abuse by amending quorum and voting requirements and specifying that the Boards shall be administratively attached to the Department of Health.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Health.

 

     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 S.B. No. 202 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair