CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 126-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: H.B. No. 1827

H.D. 2

S.D. 1

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. 1827, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT,"

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:

(1) Support the Public High School Health Care Workforce Certificate Program;

(2) Renovate and equip certain public high school classrooms to be used for health care training; and

(3) Support the Glidepath Program for certified nurse aides.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Appropriating $750,000 to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to support the Public High School Health Care Workforce Certificate Program;

(2) Appropriating $1,000,000 as a grant-in-aid for Hawaii3R's to renovate and equip certain public high school classrooms to be used for health care training;

(3) Appropriating $700,000 to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to support the Glidepath Program for certified nurse aides;

(4) Changing the 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. 1827, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1827, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ HENRY J.C. AQUINO Chair	____________________________ SCOT Z. MATAYOSHI Co-Chair
____________________________ MICHELLE N. KIDANI Co-Chair	____________________________ JUSTIN H. WOODSON Co-Chair
	____________________________ ANDREW GARRETT Co-Chair