STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2478

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    S.B. No. 2490

       S.D. 2

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 2490, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds from the community health centers special fund for use by community health centers in the State.

 

This measure also requires the Governor to release the revenues in the community health centers special fund for use in fiscal year 2010-2011.

 

     Your Committee received comments in support of this measure from the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, the Hawaii Primary Care Association, the Lanai Community Health Center, the Waimanalo Health Center, and one individual.  Written comments may be viewed on the Legislature's website.

 

     Your Committee finds that the operation of the community health centers in Hawaii is essential, especially for lower-income and uninsured residents of the State.

 

     Upon further consideration, your Committee has amended this measure to change the effective date to July 1, 2050, to promote further discussion.  Your Committee also made technical nonsubstantive amendments for the purpose of clarity.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2490, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2490, S.D. 2.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

 

 

 

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DONNA MERCADO KIM, Chair