CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 137-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: H.B. No. 1148

H.D. 1

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

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. 1148, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO 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 appropriate funds to establish one temporary full-time equivalent mental health technician certificate competence program coordinator position.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Replacing the appropriation for the establishment of one temporary full-time equivalent mental health technician certificate of competence program coordinator with one temporary full-time equivalent faculty instructor position;

(2) Adding an appropriation for the establishment of one temporary full-time equivalent faculty outreach position;

(3) Inserting an appropriation amount of $210,150 to support the statewide expansion of the University of Hawaii Windward Community College's mental health related programs, to be allocated as follows:

(A) $75,000 for the temporary full-time equivalent faculty instructor position;

(B) $75,000 for the temporary full-time equivalent faculty outreach position; and

(C) $60,150 for the scholarship program, the granting of scholarships, and other necessary administrative costs;

(4) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2024; and

(5) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments 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. 1148, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1148, H.D. 1, 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	____________________________ LISA MARTEN Co-Chair
____________________________ DONNA MERCADO KIM Co-Chair	____________________________ LISA KITAGAWA Co-Chair
____________________________ MAILE S.L. SHIMABUKURO Co-Chair