STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1638-06
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2006
RE: S.B. No. 2323
S.D. 2
H.D. 1
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 S.B. No. 2323, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FEDERAL REVENUE MAXIMIZATION IN THE JUDICIARY,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to ensure that the State qualifies for the maximum amount of federal funds from Title IV-E of the Social Security Act that it is eligible to receive by encouraging the filing of new claims for reimbursements before these federal funds are converted to a block grant program and capped based on new reimbursement levels. This bill authorizes the Judiciary to establish a federal revenue maximization program to:
(1) Identify services it provides to children under its care that are eligible for federal reimbursements; and
(2) Submit claims of all eligible services for reimbursement.
The Department of Human Services and a concerned individual 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 S.B. No. 2323, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ DWIGHT TAKAMINE, Chair |
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