STAND. COM. REP. NO. 983________

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.B. No. 174
                                     




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No.
174 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE
     CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to appropriate funds for the
Federal Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to match
available federal funds.

     Papa Ola Lokahi, the Hawaii State Primary Care Association,
the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Healthy Mothers Health
Babies Coalition of Hawaii, and the Healthcare Association of
Hawaii supported this bill.  The Department of Human Services
supported the intent of this bill.  The Department of Health
provided comments on the bill.

     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.
174 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.


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



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                                   DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair