STAND. COM. REP. NO.  666

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2019

 

RE:   H.B. No. 888

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.B. No. 888 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO THE MAUI HEALTH SYSTEM,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to make appropriations for fiscal biennium 2019-2021 to support the operations of the Maui Health System.

 

     Maui Health System testified in support of this measure.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Changing the appropriation to an unspecified amount; and

 

     (2)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2050.

 

     Should your Committee on Finance deliberate this measure further, your Committee on Health respectfully requests that it consider appropriating $26,000,000 for fiscal year 2019-2020 and $23,000,000 for fiscal year 2020-2021 to support the operations of the Maui Health System.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 888, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 888, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair