STAND. COM. REP. NO. 770

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 1033
                                        S.D. 1




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B.
No. 1033 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR THE
     CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH DIVISION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this administration bill is to make an
emergency appropriation for the Child and Adolescent Mental
Health Division of the Department of Health.

     This measure is recommended by the Governor for immediate
passage to make up for a critical funding emergency.  Although
funds were appropriated to the Department of Health for the Child
and Adolescent Mental Health Division for the fiscal period
beginning July 1, 1998, and ending June 30, 1999, the program
will expend all appropriated funds before the end of the current
fiscal year, and the Department will be unable to meet its fiscal
obligation to provide services to certain emotionally disturbed
children and adolescents.  The increases in case referrals and
court-directed placements are the primary contributing factors to
this financial situation.  The amount of $31,928,758 is
appropriated.

     Upon further consideration, your Committee has amended this
bill to delete the specific dollar amount of the appropriation
for the purpose of promoting further discussion.

 
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     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No.
1033, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third
Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1033, S.D. 1.

                                 Respectfully submitted on behalf
                                 of the members of the Committee
                                 on Ways and Means,



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                                 CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair



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                                 ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair

 
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