STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1458

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.C.R. No. 80
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Human Services and Housing and Health, to
which was referred H.C.R. No. 80 entitled: 

     "HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING A COST-BENEFIT
     ANALYSIS OF PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to gather
strong evidence to justify funding for prevention and early
intervention programs by requesting a cost-benefit analysis of
prevention and early intervention services.

     The Department of Budget and Finance, the Hawaii Medical
Services Association, and the University of Hawaii testified in
support of this measure.  The Department of Health (DOH)
testified in support of the intent of this measure.

     Your Committees find that comprehensive longitudinal studies
assessing the effectiveness and desired outcomes of services of
DOH and the Department of Human Services (DHS) are either lacking
or too limited in scope.  Your Committees believe that this study
would help better identify and understand the types of prevention
and early intervention services which exist in the state, and
evaluate their related costs.

     Your Committees have amended this measure by:

     (1)  Requiring that the results from the data be used:


 
 
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          (A)  To create better policymaking and establish
               funding priorities; and

          (B)  In the development of outcome indicators and
               benchmarking;

     (2)  Encouraging the Auditor, the Department of Education
          (DOE), DOH, DHS, and the Legislature to seek additional
          federal and foundation funds to support research on
          prevention and early intervention services;

     (3)  Requiring DOE, DOH, and DHS identify state "prevention"
          and "early intervention" services;

     (4)  Requesting the Auditor to collaboratively work with
          DOE, the University of Hawaii, Kid's Watch, Hawaii
          Kid's Count, and the Children's Budget; and

     (5)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for
          purposes of clarity and style.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
Committees on Human Services and Housing and Health that are
attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent
and purpose of H.C.R. No. 80, as amended herein, and recommend
that it be referred to the Committee on Legislative Management in
the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 80, H.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committees on Human Services
                                   and Housing and Health,

                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
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ALEXANDER C. SANTIAGO, Chair       DENNIS ARAKAKI, Chair