STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2482

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 2883
                                        S.D. 2




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B.
No. 2883, S.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR THE
     STATE'S MEDICAID HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES FOR THE
     DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED OR MENTALLY RETARDED PROGRAM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to appropriate additional funds
for the State's Medicaid home and community based services -
developmental disabilities/mental retardation program, within the
Department of Health.

     In addition, this bill:

     (1)  Authorizes the expenditure of additional funds for the
          State's Medicaid home and community based services -
          developmentally disabled/mental retardation program,
          within the Department of Human Services, by increasing
          federal matching funds; and

     (2)  Authorizes the expenditure of additional funds for the
          State's Medicaid home and community based services -
          developmental disabilities/mental retardation program,
          within the Department of Human Services, by increasing
          interdepartmental transfer funds.

 
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     Your Committee finds that this bill is recommended by the
Governor for immediate passage in accordance with the state
constitution.  Your Committee also finds that these additional
funds will support current clients, provide for the admission of
more people to the program, and address issues raised by Makin v.
State of Hawaii, U.S. Dist. Ct., Civil No. 98-00997 DAE.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by inserting standard
language authorizing the Legislature to exceed the general fund
expenditure ceiling for fiscal year 1999-2000, as required by the
state constitution.

     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.
2883, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass
Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2883, S.D.
2.

                                 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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