STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1631

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

RE:   S.B. No. 1036

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 1

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 S.B. No. 1036, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1)  Establish a working group within the Department of Health to address publicly-funded coverage of substance abuse treatment services; and

(2)  Appropriate funds to the Department of Health to convene the working group.

The Department of Health and the Hawaii Substance Abuse Coalition 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 S.B. No. 1036, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, 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