CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 15-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: S.B. No. 203

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 203, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO STATE COUNCIL ON MENTAL HEALTH,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Establish specific membership, quorum, and voting requirements for the State Council on Mental Health; and

(2) Specify that the State Council on Mental Health shall fall within the Department of Health for administrative purposes.

Your Committee on Conference finds that the State Council on Mental Health must be able to deliberate and make decisions on issues affecting persons in the community who live with mental illness. Your Committee on Conference further finds that the Council was unable to meet twice during fiscal year 2017 due to lack of quorum. Your Committee on Conference further finds that defining quorum based on the number of currently appointed members, instead of based on the number of members to which the Council is entitled, will better enable the Council to meet quorum requirements.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by making it effective upon approval.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 203, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 203, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ JOHN M. MIZUNO Co-Chair	____________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER Chair
____________________________ JOY A. SAN BUENAVENTURA Co-Chair