STAND. COM. REP. NO.  916-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

RE:   H.B. No. 1703

      H.D. 2

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1703, H.D. 1, 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, Associated Students of the University of Hawaii, University of Hawaii Student Caucus, University of Hawaii at Manoa Graduate Student Organization, and many individuals provided testimony in support of this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Changing the number of psychologist and case manager hires to an unspecified number; 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 Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1703, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1703, H.D. 2.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair