STAND. COM. REP. NO. 966-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: S.B. No. 2489
                                     S.D. 2
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred S.B. No.
2489, S.D. 2, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO BRAIN INJURY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to assist the traumatic brain
injury population by:

     (1)  Establishing a task force to identify and eliminate
          public policy barriers to neurotraining services; and

     (2)  Appropriating funds to establish a community-based
          neurotraining research, education, and training
          infrastructure.

     The Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, Art
Calendar Hawaii Database, the Craine Institute of Neuropsychology
Community-based Healthcare, and several individuals testified in
support of this measure.  The Departments of Health and Education
opposed this measure.  The Department of Business, Economic
Development, and Tourism (DBEDT) opposed placing the task force
and its funding in DBEDT.


 
 
 
 
 
 
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     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Deleting the appropriation to establish a community-
          based neurotraining research, education, and training
          infrastructure;

     (2)  Effectuating the Act upon its approval; and

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for
          purposes of clarity and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No.
2489, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass
Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2489, S.D.
2, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Health,



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                                   ALEXANDER C. SANTIAGO, Chair