STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1791-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 2482

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2482, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO WELLNESS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to establish and fund a temporary Office of Wellness and Resilience within the Office of the Governor to address issues and implement solutions to improve wellness and resilience, including issues and solutions identified by the Trauma-Informed Care Task Force.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Human Services, Department of Public Safety, Hawai‘i Correctional System Oversight Commission, Executive Office on Early Learning, Promising Minds, Hawaii Youth Services Network, HawaiiKidsCan, Early Childhood Action Strategy, Mana Up, National Association of Social Workers - Hawai‘i, Parents And Children Together, and six individuals. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Budget and Finance, Department of Health, Early Learning Board, Family Hui Hawai‘i, Hawaii Children's Action Network Speaks!, Hawai‘i Community Foundation, and Kamehameha Schools.

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 S.B. No. 2482, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair