CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.81-02
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2002
RE: S.B. No. 594
S.D. 1
H.D. 2
C.D. 1
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2002
State of Hawaii
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2002
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. 594, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO NEUROTRAUMA,"
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 measure is to establish the Neurotrauma Advisory Board and the Neurotrauma Special Fund, within the Department of Health.
Upon further consideration, your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Deleting information in the preamble regarding medical costs of neurotrauma;
(2) Modifying the purposes of the special fund to include education on neurotrauma, assistance to individuals and their families to access services, and creation of a registry of neurotrauma injuries;
(3) Directing the traumatic brain injury advisory board to consult with the neurotrauma advisory board in advising the Department of Health;
(4) Providing a $500,000 expenditure ceiling for the Neurotrauma Special Fund;
(5) Changing the effective date of the surcharges on driving under the influence offenses to January 1, 2003; and
(6) Making technical non-substantive changes for the purposes of clarity and style.
Your Committee notes that while the provision of funding to support direct services to neurotrauma survivors was deleted from this measure, it is contemplated that the Department of Health in consultation with the Neurotrauma Advisory Board, will gather data to determine the extent to which direct services could reasonably be funded within the limits of the resources available within the special fund. Your Committee further agrees that this issue can then be re-visited during the 2003 regular session.
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. 594, 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. 594, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
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ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
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____________________________ DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Co-Chair |
____________________________ DAVID M. MATSUURA, Chair |
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____________________________ ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Co-Chair |
____________________________ COLLEEN HANABUSA, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ BERTHA C. KAWAKAMI, Co-Chair |
____________________________ CAL KAWAMOTO, Co-Chair |
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