STAND. COM. REP. NO. 625

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 1300

       S.D. 2

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 1300, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is revise the composition of the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation Board of Directors to improve the accountability and sustainability of the health system.

     Specifically, this measure:

(1)  Increases the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation Board of Directors from twelve to eighteen members, which includes:

(a)  One additional voting community member each from Maui County, east Hawaii County, west Hawaii County, the island of Kauai, and the island of Oahu, to be appointed by the respective regional system board to serve four-year terms; and

(b)  One additional at-large community member to be appointed by the Governor, who shall serve a two-year term; and

(2)  Gives the Director of Health, as an ex officio member, voting rights.

Your Committee finds that the structural change to the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation Board will increase community representation on the board and improve the accountability and sustainability of the health system.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion on the measure; and

     (2)  Making technical nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1300, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1300, S.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair