STAND. COM. REP. NO. 795-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 1996

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1996 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO NON-GENERAL FUND REPORTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to amend the contents required to be submitted in each annual non-general fund program measures report and non-general fund cost element report.

Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Department of Budget and Finance, Department of Human Services, Department of Education, Department of Transportation, and Tax Foundation of Hawaii.

Your Committee finds that existing requirements for non-general fund program measures reports rely upon target population objectives and effectiveness measures for the ensuing six fiscal years. This measure changes the requirements to focus on the four prior fiscal years and ensuing two fiscal years and deletes program size indicators. This measures also requires that budget journal details by cost element be submitted as a part of the annual non-general fund cost element reports.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion.

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. 1996, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1996, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair