STAND. COM. REP. NO.627-02
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2002
RE: H.B. No. 2515
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2002
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2515 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH DIVISION,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to authorize an emergency appropriation of $8,750,603 to the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division of the Department of Health (DOH) to fund services provided to emotionally disturbed children and adolescents who are eligible for services under the Felix Consent Decree.
Your Committee received a letter from the Governor dated February 5, 2002:
(1) Stating that due to the increased obligations associated with the consent decree in Felix v. Cayetano, funding provided during the last legislative session was not sufficient to meet the projected program requirements;
(2) Stating that the emergency appropriation and authorization for $8,750,603 from general funds is necessary to allow the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division of the DOH to continue mental health services to emotionally disturbed children and adolescents; and
(3) Requesting immediate passage of this measure.
DOH and the Attorney General submitted testimony in support of this bill.
Your Committee has amended this bill by:
(1) Changing the appropriation amount to $1 for the purpose of continued discussion; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity and style.
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 H.B. No. 2515, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2515, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair |
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