THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2007

 

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Senator David Y. Ige, Chair

Senator Carol Fukunaga, Vice Chair

 

 

MEASURES DEFERRED TO WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2007

 

DATE:

Wednesday, February 14, 2007

TIME:

1:15 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 016

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

(Deferred from Monday, February 12, 2007)

 

SB 976

RELATING TO RURAL PRIMARY HEALTHCARE AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN THE SHORT-TERM.

Stabilizes the Family Medicine Residency Program and access to primary care services in Central and Northern Oahu for the next 2 years while further program transition is occurring.  Develops the Hawaii Island Family Medicine Rural Training Track, which expands the number of family physicians training in the state.  Appropriates funds.  Effective date 7/1/2007.

 

EDU/HTH, WAM

SB 50

RELATING TO AIDS RESEARCH.

Makes an appropriation for the Hawaii AIDS clinical research program.

 

EDU/HTH, WAM

SB 1437

RELATING TO NURSING.

Establishes the UH Statewide Nursing Consortium that will be responsible for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of programs designed to support nursing educational mobility.  Creates a specialized emphasis on geriatric nursing within the teaching spectrum.  Appropriations for the geriatrics program, funding to operate the consortium, as well as additional funding for the School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene to permit additional students to enroll and graduate are included.

 

HTH/EDU, WAM

SB 1261

RELATING TO STEM CELL RESEARCH.

Sets state policy for stem cell research in the State.  Requires the University of Hawaii to develop plan to establish an institute for regenerative medicine at school of medicine no later than 12/31/2008.

 

HTH/EDU, WAM

SB 1283

RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOBACCO SETTLEMENT SPECIAL FUND.

Allows University of Hawaii to use its allotment of moneys from the Hawaii tobacco settlement special fund to pay for operating expenses of the new medical school in addition to paying debt service.

 

HTH/EDU, WAM

SB 894

RELATING TO SUN PROTECTION.

Establishes a sun protection program for students in public schools and county sponsored programs, and ensures the use of sun protection programs in group child care homes and group child care centers.

 

HTH/EDU, WAM

 

 

 

 

 

No testimony will be accepted.

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-586-6230.