Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 1114 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to make an emergency appropriation to the Department of Human Services for services relating to foster care.

Your Committee finds that the emergency funds are needed because the Department's present budget cannot absorb the projected expenditures for the remainder of fiscal year 2000-2001. The Governor has recommended this bill for immediate passage.

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. 1114 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.