STAND. COM. REP. NO. 914-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: H.B. No. 2169

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2169, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to the Department of Health to support youth suicide early intervention, prevention, and education initiatives in Maui County.

The Office of Youth Services, Keiki Injury Prevention Coalition, Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, Prevent Suicide Hawai‘i Taskforce, and a concerned individual supported this measure. The Department of Health provided comments.

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. 2169, 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