CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 131

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: H.B. No. 948

H.D. 2

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 948, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH,"

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 measure is to:

(1) Establish a two-year Child and Adolescent Crisis Mobile Outreach Team Pilot Program to provide additional support and expansion of services for existing crisis response services, with one team to be located on Oahu and the other to be located at a site on a neighbor island; and

(2) Appropriate funds for the pilot program, including the hiring and training of mental health professionals.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Inserting an appropriation amount of $3,500,000 for fiscal years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 for the Department of Health to establish the Crisis Mobile Outreach Team Pilot Program;

(2) Adding the requisite information for making an appropriation in excess of the general fund expenditure ceiling pursuant to article VII, section 9, of the Hawaii State Constitution and sections 37-91 and 37-93, Hawaii Revised Statutes;

(3) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2023; and

(4) Making a technical, nonsubstantive amendment for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

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. 948, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 948, H.D. 2, 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

____________________________ JOY A. SAN BUENAVENTURA Chair	____________________________ DELLA AU BELATTI Co-Chair
____________________________ MICHELLE N. KIDANI Co-Chair	____________________________ DEE MORIKAWA Co-Chair