STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1308

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.R. No. 85
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Labor and Environment and Commerce and
Consumer Protection, to which was referred S.R. No. 85 entitled:

     "SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
     RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT TO CREATE A JOB CLASSIFICATION FOR
     ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of
Human Resources Development to create a job classification for
advanced practice registered nurses (APRN).

     Testimony in support of this measure was received from the
Hawaii Government Employees Association, the University of Hawaii
School of Nursing, and the Hawaii Nurses Association.

     Your Committees find that the current lack of advanced
practice registered nurse positions and class specifications
prevents the State from recruiting, retaining, and appropriately
utilizing these specially trained nurses.  In rural areas,
correctional facilities, and other settings where it is difficult
to recruit doctors, APRN's can be a valuable resource.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
Committees on Labor and Environment and Commerce and Consumer
Protection that are attached to this report, your Committees
concur with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 85, and recommend
that it be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.


 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committees on Labor and
                                   Environment and Commerce and
                                   Consumer Protection,



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BRIAN KANNO, Co-Chair              BOB NAKATA, Chair



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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair

 
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