STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2044-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: S.C.R. No. 81

S.D. 1

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 Education, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 81, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A WORKING GROUP TO EXAMINE HOW THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CAN MAXIMIZE MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT FOR SUPPORT SERVICES OFFERED TO ELIGIBLE STUDENTS DURING SCHOOL HOURS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the convening of a working group by August 1, 2018, to examine how the Department of Education can maximize Medicaid reimbursement for support services offered to eligible students during school hours.

The Department of Education and Hawaii State Teachers Association testified in support of this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Requesting the working group to submit a report of its findings and recommendations and any other actions taken pursuant to this measure to the Legislature no later than 20 days before the convening of the 2019 Regular Session; and

(2) Making a technical, nonsubstantive amendment for clarity and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 81, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 81, S.D. 1, H.D. 1.

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

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JUSTIN H. WOODSON, Chair