CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 157

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2007

 

RE:    H.B. No. 55

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

 

Sir and Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 55, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION,"

 

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 bill is to protect our youth by establishing a Youth Suicide Early Intervention and Prevention Program for Hawaii.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

 

(1)  Authorizing, rather than mandating, the Department of Health to:

 

(A)  Establish and operate a statewide Youth Suicide Early Intervention and Prevention Program;

 

(B)  Provide appropriate research, training, and technical assistance;

 

(C)  Provide research, training, and technical assistance resources; and

 

(D)  Develop and submit proposals for funding from federal agencies and private organizations to support the establishment of a Youth Suicide Early Intervention and Prevention Program;

 

(2)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2007; and

 

(3)  Changing the date on which this Act will be repealed to June 30, 2009.

 

     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. 55, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 55, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

 

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

 

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

 

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SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair

 

 

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JOSHUA B. GREEN, M.D., Co-Chair

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DAVID Y. IGE, Co-Chair

 

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MAILE SHIMABUKURO, Co-Chair

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ROSALYN H. BAKER, Co-Chair

 

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MARILYN B. LEE, Co-Chair