Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 663 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to provide early intervention and identification of children who are hard of hearing or deaf by requiring all newborn infants to be screened for hearing impairment.

The Department of Health, Christian Science Committee on Publication in Hawaii, North Hawaii Community Hospital, and concerned citizens testified in support of this measure.

Your Committee has amended this bill by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 663, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 663, H.D. 1.