STAND. COM. REP. NO.  327-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

RE:   H.B. No. 1703

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 1703 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to advance students' mental health treatment by appropriating funds to establish three full-time psychologist positions and one full-time case manager position at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

The University of Hawaii at Manoa Graduate Student Organization and numerous concerned individuals supported this measure.  The University of Hawaii and a concerned individual provided comments.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2525, to encourage further discussion; and

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

     Should your Committee on Finance choose to consider this measure, your Committee notes that the estimated total cost of this measure is $330,000, as follows:

     (1)  $85,000 per year for each full-time psychologist position (3.0 FTE); and

     (2)  $75,000 per year for a full-time case manager position (1.0 FTE).

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Higher Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1703, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1703, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Higher Education,

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ISAAC W. CHOY, Chair