STAND. COM. REP. NO. 532-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 2531
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No.
2531 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR THE
     HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to appropriate moneys so the
Hawaii Health Systems Corporation (HHSC) can repay funds advanced
by the State for collective bargaining increase payments to state
employees assigned to the HHSC and to partially fund increases
for the rest of the current fiscal year.

     Your Committee received a letter from the Governor dated
February 8, 2000:

     (1)  Stating that the emergency appropriation for
          $14,500,000 from general funds will allow HHSC to
          continue to provide health services in their twelve
          facilities for the period of March 1, 2000, through
          June 30, 2000; and

     (2)  Requesting immediate passage of this measure.

     The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, HHSC, and a concerned
individual testified in support of this bill.


 
 
 
 
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     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Changing the expending agency to the Department of
          Health; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for clarity
          and consistency.

     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.
2531, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second
Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2531, H.D. 1, and
be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

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



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                                   DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair