STAND. COM. REP. NO. 508

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 180
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health and Human Services, to which was
referred S.B. No. 180 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR SUBSTANCE
     ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT SERVICES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to make appropriations for
substance abuse prevention and treatment service.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Department of Human Services, Department of Education,
Hawaii Substance Abuse Coalition, Coalition for a Drug Free
Hawaii, and Ho'omau Ke Ola.  The Department of Health (DOH)
submitted suggested amendments after the hearing.

     This measure makes appropriations for prevention programs,
adolescent treatment services, adult treatment services, and the
Substance Abuse Free Environment (S.A.F.E. or Baby Safe program
of the DOH).

     Your Committee finds that a comprehensive approach is
necessary to adequately address the effects of alcohol and drug
abuse on society.  A comprehensive approach involves the host
(abuser), the agent (alcohol or drugs), and the environment
(society).  This measure provides funding for treating the
abuser, preventing the agent, and improving society through
reducing infant mortality and morbidity among high risk substance
abusing women who are pregnant.

 
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     Your Committee has amended this measure on recommendation of
the DOH, as follows:

     (1)  Adding explanatory language to section 1;

     (2)  Inserting $600,000 for funding for adolescent school-
          based substance abuse treatment services in public high
          schools statewide;

     (3)  Inserting amounts for funding under section 6 and
          deleting day treatment services; 

     (3)  Deleting part V pertaining to the baby safe program;

     (4)  Inserting $2,418,550 for funding for substance abuse
          prevention and treatment; and

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

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Health and Human Services that is attached to this
report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose
of S.B. No. 180, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass
Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 180,
S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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



                                   ______________________________
                                   SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair

 
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