CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.50-02
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2002
RE: H.B. No. 1357
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 2002
State of Hawaii
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2002
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. 1357, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH,"
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:
Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:
(1) Specifying that no more than $230,000 of the Special Fund may be used during any fiscal year for education;
(2) Specifying that any amount in the Special Fund in excess of $356,000 at the end of each fiscal year be deposited into the general fund;
(3) Removing the statutory establishment of guidelines for patient's personal effects and instead requesting the Healthcare Association of Hawaii to report to the Legislature on the status of how hospitals in the State handle and provide for the security of the personal effects of hospital patients;
(4) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity and style.
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. 1357, 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. 1357, 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 |
____________________________ DAVID M. MATSUURA, Chair |
____________________________ DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ COLLEEN HANABUSA, Co-Chair |
____________________________ BERTHA C. KAWAKAMI, Co-Chair |