Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 118, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:

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 appropriate funds to establish a Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Program for individuals who are diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer by the Hawaii Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program. These individuals must be resident aliens of Hawaii who are not eligible to receive Medicaid benefits for treatment or would be eligible under Medicaid except the person has health care coverage that specifically does not provide for cancer.

Upon further consideration, your Committee on Conference amended the measure to appropriate $229,000 for fiscal year 2001-2002, and $243,000 for fiscal year 2002-2003.

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 S.B. No. 118, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 118, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.