CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 114-14
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2014
RE: H.B. No. 2293
H.D. 2
S.D. 2
C.D. 1
Honorable Joseph M. Souki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Seventh State Legislature
Regular Session of 2014
State of Hawaii
Honorable Donna Mercado Kim
President of the Senate
Twenty-Seventh State Legislature
Regular Session of 2014
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. 2293, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HOSPITAL SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM,"
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 measure is to provide increased access to medical care for Hawaii residents and create more sustainable hospitals by continuing the Hospital Sustainability Program established in 2012. Among other things, this measure:
(1) Continues the Hospital Sustainability Program by extending its sunset date to June 30, 2015, and the Hospital Sustainability Program Special Fund to December 31, 2015;
(2) Makes a blank appropriation for the Hospital Sustainability Program Special Fund; and
(3) Extends the repeal date of the exemptions for the Hospital Sustainability Program Special Fund from assessments for central service expenses and departmental administrative expenses.
Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:
(1) Inserting an appropriation amount of $50,000,000 for the Hospital Sustainability Program Special Fund;
(2) Deleting the extension of the repeal date of exemptions for the Hospital Sustainability Program Special Fund from assessments for central service expenses and departmental administrative expenses; and
(3) Changing its effective date to June 29, 2014, provided that the appropriation takes effect on July 1, 2014.
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. 2293, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2293, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
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ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
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ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
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______________________________ JOSH GREEN, Chair |
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____________________________ MELE CARROLL, Co-Chair |
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______________________________ SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ DELLA AU BELATTI, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ BERTRAND KOBAYASHI, Co-Chair |