Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 1377, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to convert all positions of:

within the Department of Human Services' (DHS) social services division, to civil service status.

Services for Seniors, Kaiser Permanente Hilo Clinic, Hospice of Hilo, Hawaii Island Adult Care, Inc., Rainbow Medical Supply, Inc., Advocates for Independent Living, ARC of Maui, West Hawaii AIDS Foundation, Interim Health Care, and a significant number of concerned citizens testified in support of this measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1377, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.