CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 258

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2025

RE: H.B. No. 237

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Nadine K. Nakamura

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2025

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2025

State of Hawaii

Madam and Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 237, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PEER SUPPORT PROGRAMS,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to support parents and caregivers of children from birth to five years of age by appropriating funds to the Family Health Services Division of the Department of Health to establish and oversee peer-to-peer support programs.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Inserting an appropriation amount of $860,000 for the Family Health Services Division, to be allocated as follows:

(A) $200,000 for one full-time equivalent Program Specialist V position and one full-time equivalent Program Specialist IV position;

(B) $270,000 for purchase of service contracts with neighborhood or location peer-to-peer based groups; and

(C) $390,000 for purchase of service contracts for addiction and child welfare peer support programs; and

(2) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2025.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 237, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 237, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ JOY A. SAN BUENAVENTURA Chair	____________________________ GREGG TAKAYAMA Co-Chair
____________________________ SHARON MORIWAKI Co-Chair	____________________________ LISA MARTEN Co-Chair
	____________________________ SUE L. KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY Co-Chair