Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Education and Military Affairs and Intergovernmental Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 2961, H.D. 1, entitled:

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to create a revolving fund to support the Federal Revenue Maximization Program that collects and disburses revenue for Medicaid-eligible health services provided to public school children.

Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Education and the Department of Human Services.

Your Committees find that the establishment of a revolving fund will ensure that there is sufficient support for the administration and operation of the Federal Revenue Maximization Program.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Education and Military Affairs and Intergovernmental Affairs that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2961, H.D. 1, and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.