STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1915
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: H.C.R. No. 101
H.D. 1
S.D. 1
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2023
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Health and Human Services, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 101, H.D. 1, entitled:
"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO REVIEW AND UPDATE THE RELEVANT CHAPTERS OF THE HAWAII REVISED STATUTES THAT RELATE TO MENTAL HEALTH AND INVOLUNTARY TRANSPORT, EXAMINATION, HOSPITALIZATION, AND TREATMENT, INCLUDING ASSISTED COMMUNITY TREATMENT,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the Department of Health to convene a working group to review and update the relevant chapters of the Hawaii Revised Statutes that relate to mental health and involuntary transport, examination, hospitalization, and treatment, including assisted community treatment.
Your Committee acknowledges the concern
raised by the Department of Health pertaining to the insufficient time frame
established in this measure, as currently written, to convene the working
group, schedule working group meetings, and prepare and submit a draft of its
report and necessary information to the Legislative Reference Bureau for the
preparation of its final report. Your
Committee also notes the concerns raised by the Legislative Reference Bureau
pertaining to the lack of clarity in the scope of its involvement regarding the
requests made in this measure.
Amendments to this measure are therefore necessary to address these
concerns.
Accordingly, your Committee
has amended this measure by:
(1) Extending the deadline by which the working group is requested to submit its draft report to the Legislative Reference Bureau, from August 1, 2023, to October 1, 2023;
(2) Clarifying
that the Legislative Reference Bureau requested to draft the proposed
legislation that is to be included in the working group's report to the
Legislature;
(3) Amending
its title to make a technical, nonsubstantive amendment; and
(4) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments
for the purposes of clarity and consistency.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health and Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 101, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 101, H.D. 1, S.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health and Human Services,
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________________________________ JOY A. SAN BUENAVENTURA, Chair |
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