Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 2355 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to establish a University of Hawaii nursing scholarship program.

Your Committee received testimony in favor of this measure from the University of Hawaii, Hawaii Nurses' Association, Hawaii Government Employees Association, Kaiser Permanente, and the Queen's Medical Center.

Your Committee finds that this measure will increase the number of applications to University of Hawaii baccalaureate nursing programs, and these graduates will improve the quality of health in the State.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2355 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.