CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 7-04

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: H.B. No. 2796

H.D. 1

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

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. 2796, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO STATE FUNDS,"

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 maintain the levels of programs that are essential to the public health, safety, and welfare by appropriating $9,585,765 from the Emergency and Budget Reserve Fund to support various health and human services programs.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

(1) Removing the appropriations for:

(a) Dental services at Kauai Community Health Center;

(b) The Bridge to Hope Program;

(d) The Kuhio Park Terrace Family Center's core services;

(e) The Blueprint for Change;

(f) The Maui AIDS Foundation;

(g) The Department of Health for oral health services for underserved children;

(h) The Hui Malama Learning Center; and

(i) Hawaii FI-DO Service Dogs;

(2) Changing the appropriations for:

(a) The Hana Community Health Center to $750,000;

(b) Behavioral health services for Hana High and Elementary School to be provided by the Hana Community Health Center to $250,000, provided that funds be matched dollar for dollar by the Department of Education;

(d) The Kauai Community Health Center to $200,000;

(e) Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children Sex Abuse Treatment Center to $600,000; and

(f) Na Lei Wili Area Health Education Center to $80,000;

(3) Inserting appropriations for:

(a) The Program for All Inclusive Care in the amount of $75,000;

(b) Parents and Children Together in the amount of $100,000;

(d) The Teen Center at Nanakuli High and Intermediate School in the amount of $85,000;

(e) Continued enrichment and after-school programs at Nanaikapono Elementary School in the amount of $50,000;

(f) The Honolulu Community Action Program in Waianae in the amount of $25,000;

(g) The Weed and Seed Program on the Waianae Coast in the amount of $25,000;

(h) The Honolulu Neighborhood Housing Services in the amount of $75,000; and

(i) Kokua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Services in the amount of $100,000;

and

(4) Making other technical, nonsubstantive amendments for 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. 2796, 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. 2796, 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

____________________________ ROSALYN BAKER, Co-Chair		____________________________ MICHAEL P. KAHIKINA, Co-Chair
____________________________ SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Co-Chair		____________________________ DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Co-Chair
____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair		____________________________ DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Co-Chair