Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 140, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Senate Ways and Means, Health, and Human Services Committees and the House Finance, Health, and Human Services Committees to serve as a joint legislative oversight committee to oversee and evaluate:

(2) TANF fund expenditures; and

(3) Medicaid waiver applications.

The Hawaii Government Employees Association, National Association of Social Workers Hawaii Chapter, and several concerned individuals testified in support of this bill. The Department of Human Services supported the intent of this measure. The Department of Health offered comments.

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. 140, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.