STAND. COM. REP. NO.  969

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   S.B. No. 1293

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred S.B. No. 1293 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to make the following emergency appropriations from the general fund:

     (1)  $11,523,511 for fiscal year (FY) 2010-2011 to the Department of Human Services (DHS) for cash support for families – self-sufficiency (HMS 211) to address the funding shortfall for cash support payments for families with dependent children; and

     (2)  $47,322,170 for FY 2010-2011 to DHS for general support for self-sufficiency services (HMS 903) to address the funding shortfall for work program services and maintenance of effort contracts.

     DHS testified in support of this bill.  Helping Hands Hawaii provided comments.

     Pursuant to the requirements set forth in Article VII, Section 9, of the Hawaii State Constitution, the Governor, in his Governor's Message No. 102 to the Legislature, requested immediate consideration and passage of this bill by the Legislature, citing an existing critical funding shortage.

     Your Committee emphasizes that time is of the essence in regards to the passage of this bill.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

(1)  Changing the amount appropriated from the general fund for FY 2010-2011 to $45,184,770 for general support for self-sufficiency services (HMS 903) to address the funding shortfall for work program services and maintenance of effort contracts;

(2)  Appropriating the sum of $520,815 or so much thereof as may be necessary from the general fund for FY 2010-2011 for general assistance payments (HMS 204) to address the funding shortfall for general assistance; and

(3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments, for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1293, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1293, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Human Services,

____________________________

JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair