STAND. COM. REP. NO.  268

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.B. No. 527

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Human Services and Health, to which was referred H.B. No. 527 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MOBILE CLINICS,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to purchase, staff, and operate two mobile clinics to serve the homeless population.

The Queen's Health Systems, Hawaii Youth Services Network, and several individuals testified in support of this measure.  The Governor's Coordinator on Homelessness, Department of Human Services, and an individual commented on this measure.

     Your Committees have amended this measure by:

(1)  Amending the appropriation to an unspecified amount;

(2)  Changing the reference to "doctor" in the description of the mobile clinic staff to "primary care provider";

(3)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2075, to encourage further discussion; and

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

Should the Committee on Finance hear this measure, your Committees respectfully request that it consider appropriating $1,400,000 for each year of the 2017-2019 Fiscal Biennium for the two mobile clinics.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Human Services and Health that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 527, as amended herein, and recommend that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 527, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Human Services and Health,

____________________________ DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair

____________________________ DEE MORIKAWA, Chair