STAND. COM. REP. NO. 737-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 2746
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No.
2746 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PEER
     EDUCATION PROGRAM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to aid teens who are at-risk or
in crisis.  This bill appropriates funds to the Department of
Health's (DOH) Peer Education Program (PEP).  Funds would be used
to maintain PEP at 26 schools and establish PEP in ten new
schools.

     The Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, the
Hawaii State Teachers Association, Adult Friends for Youths,
Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies, the Keiki Injury Prevention
Coalition, the Castle Wellness Center, and scores of teachers,
principals, program coordinators, educators, and students
testified in support of this bill.  The DOH supported the intent
of this measure, provided that its passage does not impact its
priorities in the supplemental budget.  The American Cancer
Society offered comments.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Changing the appropriation amount to $1 for the purpose
          of continued discussion; and


 
 
 
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     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the
          purpose of clarity.

     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.
2746, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third
Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2746, H.D. 1.

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



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                                   DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair