Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2961, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to enhance the health and welfare of Hawaii's public school children by establishing a Federal Revenue Maximization Program Revolving Fund to collect and disburse revenue for Medicaid-eligible health services provided to public school children.

The Department of Human Services and the Department of Education testified in support of this bill.

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. 2961, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.