STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1143

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   S.B. No. 203

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred S.B. No. 203 entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to amend the authorizing statute for the State Council on Mental Health by specifying that the Council is administratively attached to the Department of Health, including a representative of the Med-QUEST Division in the Council's membership, and amending quorum and voting requirements.  

The Department of Health submitted testimony in support of this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 203 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health,

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DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair