STAND. COM. REP. NO.  904

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

RE:   H.B. No. 1112

      H.D. 2

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1112, H.D. 2, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to restructure and facilitate the operations of the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation (HHSC) by, among other things:

     (1)  Reconsolidating HHSC operational administration and oversight by eliminating regional system boards and setting new membership guidelines for the HHSC corporation board;

     (2)  Repealing certain limitations on operational authority within HHSC, consistent with the consolidated administration; and

     (3)  Establishing new voting and approval requirements for HHSC supplemental bargaining agreements for units (1), (2), (3), (4), (9), (10), and (13).

Lanai Community Health Center and several individuals supported this measure.  The HHSC West Hawaii Region, HHSC East Hawaii Region, Maui Memorial Medical Center, Hawaii Academy of Family Physicians, HHSC Primary Care Training Program, and numerous individuals opposed this measure.  The HHSC Corporate Board of Directors; HHSC Maui Region; Department of the Attorney General; Hawaii Primary Care Association; Hawaii Government Employees Association, AFSCME Local 152, AFL-CIO; and an individual commented on this measure.

     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. 1112, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair