Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Human Services and Housing, 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 ensure the continuance of critical services to the community that is being provided by the Department of Human Services'(DHS):

(2) Nursing Home Without Walls Program,

by converting all these positions from exempt status to civil service status.

Testifying in support of this bill were the Hawaii Government Employees Association, AFSCME, Local 152, Advocates for Independent Living, ARC of Maui, West Hawaii AIDS Foundation, Rainbow Medical Supply, Inc., Services for Seniors, and 89 individuals. DHS opposed passage of this measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services and Housing 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 Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.