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;
(c) The Kaneohe Community Family Center's core services;
(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;
(c) The Department of Health to provide services to the medically uninsured to $2,200,000;
(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;
(c) The Boys and Girls Club of Hawaii in Papakolea in the amount of $40,000;
(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 |
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____________________________ SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Co-Chair |
____________________________ DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair |
____________________________ DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Co-Chair |
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