STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3440

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.C.R. No. 135
                                        S.D. 1




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.C.R. No. 135, S.D. 1, entitled:

     "SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF
     HUMAN SERVICES TO CONVENE A PUBLIC-PRIVATE INTERAGENCY GROUP
     TO EXAMINE WAYS TO ADVOCATE THE CAPTURE AND MAXIMIZATION OF
     FEDERAL FUNDS TO SUPPORT HAWAII'S HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
     PROGRAMS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of
Human Services to convene a working group to find out how to
maximize federal funding assistance for Hawaii's health and human
services programs.

     Your Committee finds that Hawaii is not receiving its
maximum possible share of federal funding for health and human
services programs.  Your Committee believes that it is fiscally
desirable to maximize federal funding in order to alleviate the
costs of such programs on state taxpayers.

     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 concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 135,
S.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.


 
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                                 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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