CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 58

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2007

RE:    H.B. No. 1370

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir and Madam:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1370, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR THE ADULT MENTAL HEALTH DIVISION,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this bill is to appropriate emergency funding to the Department of Health's (DOH) Adult Mental Health Division (Division).

     Pursuant to the requirements set forth in Article VII, Section 9, of the Hawaii State Constitution, the Governor, in Governor's Message No. 234 to the Legislature, requested immediate consideration and passage of this bill by the Legislature, citing an existing critical funding shortage.

     This bill appropriates funds for fiscal year 2006-2007

to sustain the ongoing services provided by the Division.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

(1)  Changing the appropriation to $8,377,698; and

(2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1370, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1370, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ DAVID Y. IGE, Chair	____________________________ JOSHUA B. GREEN, M.D., Co-Chair
____________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER, Co-Chair	____________________________ JOHN MIZUNO, Co-Chair