STAND. COM. REP. NO.  951

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 Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 527, H.D. 1, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to the Department of Human Services to purchase, staff, and operate two mobile clinics to provide health, hygiene, and other assistance services to the homeless population.

Hawaii Youth Services Network, Hawaii Pacific Health, The Queen's Health Systems, Rainbow Family 808, and one concerned individual testified in support of this measure.  The Department of Human Services testified in opposition to this measure.  The Governor's Coordinator on Homelessness, Hawaii Psychological Association, and Hawaii Homeless Outreach and Medical Education Project 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. 527, 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