STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2427

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.C.R. No. 5
                                        




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental
Affairs, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 5 entitled:

     "SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE DEVELOPMENT OF
     PROTOCOLS AND THE SPECIAL TRAINING OF PARAMEDICS IN THE
     TREATMENT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PATIENTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of the measure is to urge the development of
protocols and special training for paramedics in the treatment of
domestic violence patients by the City and County of Honolulu.

     Testimony in support of this measure was received from the
Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women and Hawaii
Catholic Conference.  The Department of Health supports the
intent but does not believe the authority for establishing the
protocols and training should be delegated solely to the City and
County of Honolulu.

     Your Committee finds that developing protocols and special
training for paramedics in the treatment of domestic violence
patients is a necessary and important step in reducing domestic
violence and alleviating the suffering of the patients.    

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental Affairs that is
attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent
and purpose of S.C.R. No. 5, and recommends that it be referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means.

 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Transportation
                                   and Intergovernmental Affairs,



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                                   CAL KAWAMOTO, Chair

 
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