CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.101

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: H.B. No. 862

H.D. 1

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 862, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SOCIAL WORKER POSITIONS,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this bill is to establish three social worker positions in the Department of Public Safety's Intake Service Center on Hawaii, Maui, and Kauai.

Your Committee on Conference finds that the social workers are needed to comply with state laws, as well as a Consent Decree involving the Department of Public Safety.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by appropriating $68,616 for fiscal year 2001-2002 and $68,616 for fiscal year 2002-2003 to establish two social worker positions.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 862, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 862, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

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BRIAN KANNO, Chair

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NESTOR R. GARCIA, Co-Chair

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COLLEEN HANABUSA, Co-Chair

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BOB NAKASONE, Co-Chair