Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred S.B. No. 1772, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to require the Department of Human Services (DHS) to submit an annual report to the Legislature on private sector employers with more than 25 employees who receive medical care or benefits from public assistance programs.

The Hawaii State AFL-CIO and Hawaii Government Employees Association, AFSCME Local 152, AFL-CIO testified in support of this bill.

Your Committee has amended this bill by:

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1772, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1772, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.