CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 138-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: H.B. No. 2430

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. 2430, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SUMMER ELECTRONIC BENEFITS TRANSFER FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM,"

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 establish and appropriate funds for the Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children Program.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Inserting appropriation amounts of $53,500 for the Department of Education and $2,050,000 for the Department of Human Services for the Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer of Children Program, including one full-time equivalent Program Specialist position for each department;

(2) Removing language requiring the Department of Human Services to comply with the State's procurement codes when contracting with providers;

(3) Changing the effective date to upon approval, with the appropriations to take effect on July 1, 2024; and

(4) 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. 2430, 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. 2430, 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

____________________________ MICHELLE N. KIDANI Chair	____________________________ LISA MARTEN Co-Chair
	____________________________ JENNA TAKENOUCHI Co-Chair