STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1666

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 1322

H.D. 1

S.D. 2

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 1322, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to establish the trauma-informed care task force.

More specifically, this measure:

(1) Establishes the trauma-informed care task force within the Department of Health; and

(2) Requires the task force to develop and make recommendations for trauma-informed care in the State and submit a report to the Legislature.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Department of Health, Department of Human Services, Executive Office on Early Learning, University of Hawaii, Early Childhood Action Strategy, Hawaii Children's Action Network Speaks!, Hawaii Community Foundation, Hawaii Pacific Health, Hawaii Primary Care Association, Hawaii Youth Services Network, HawaiiKidsCAN, Kamehameha Schools, Kinai Eha, and six individuals.

Your Committee finds that the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic may cause long-term negative impacts to the mental health of children and other youth. Accordingly, your Committee believes that it is necessary and appropriate to begin statewide coordination and collaboration efforts to address these and other adverse childhood events.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Clarifying that membership on the trauma-informed care task force may include the designees of only certain members;

(2) Clarifying that the member of the Judiciary and the faculty member of the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine are to be appointed to the trauma-informed care task force by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and the Dean of the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, respectively;

(3) Deleting a reference to the "Department of Native Hawaiian Health" to enable any faculty member within the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine with expertise in the field of trauma-informed care to be considered for membership on the trauma-informed care task force; and

(4) Making technical nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1322, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1322, H.D. 1, S.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair