STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3091
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: S.B. No. 2678
S.D. 2
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2022
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 2678, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII STATE HEALTH INSURANCE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to appropriate moneys for the Executive Office on Aging to expand the Hawaii State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) by contracting with third-party service providers and staffing consultants and recruiting more volunteers.
Your Committee received written comments
on this measure from the Department of Budget and Finance.
Your Committee finds that the appropriation
of moneys for expansion of the Hawaii State Health Insurance Assistance
Program will provide stability for, and ensure the continuity of, this
critical program that helps individuals navigate the complexities of the federal
Medicare program and make informed health insurance decisions.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion on the measure; and
(2) Making technical nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.
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. 2678, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2678, S.D. 2.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,
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________________________________ DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair |
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