STAND. COM. REP. NO.  823

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.B. No. 1065

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1065, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO ADDRESS THE BUDGET SHORTFALL,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to help address the budget shortfall in fiscal biennium 2009-2011 by appropriating $15,000,000 from the Emergency and Budget Reserve Fund, in lieu of general funds, for the Department of Human Services (DHS) Health Care Payments Program (HMS 401) for fiscal year 2009-2010.

     The Department of Budget and Finance testified in support of this bill.  The National association of Social Workers testified in opposition to this measure.  DHS provided comments.

     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. 1065, 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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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair