STAND. COM. REP. NO.  922

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   H.B. No. 1066

      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 Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1066 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 and Helping Hands Hawaii testified in support of this bill.

     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 has amended this bill by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     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. 1066, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1066, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair