STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2364

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 2854
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health and Human Services, to which was
referred S.B. No. 2854 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO UNCLAIMED CORPSES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to require the Department of
Human Services (DHS) to cause the cremation of all unclaimed
corpses.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the DHS and State Department of Defense.

     This measure clarifies the authority of the DHS to dispose
of unclaimed corpses by cremation rather than by burial, and
provides for immunity from liability for the DHS in authorizing
the cremation.  According to testimony of the DHS, there is a
growing number of unclaimed corpses.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Health and Human Services that is attached to this
report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose
of S.B. No. 2854 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and
be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.


 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Health and Human
                                   Services,



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                                   SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair

 
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