Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 1666, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to reconsider the Governor's authority on budgeting of state funds.

Your Committee has amended the measure by removing its contents and replacing it with provisions to provide for the consistent administration of security services at all state hospitals under the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation.

Your Committee finds that the Corporation is responsible for hiring private security services at all state hospitals, except for Maui Memorial Hospital. Security services at Maui Memorial Hospital are provided by the Department of Public Safety.

This bill streamlines the administration of security services at state hospitals (including Maui Memorial Hospital), by transferring the administration of security services at all state hospitals from the Department of Public Safety to the Corporation. The transfer will allow the Corporation to not only hire a private security agency to provide security services at Maui Memorial Hospital, but will provide for the more efficient operation of security services at all state hospitals.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1666, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1666, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.