Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health and Human Services, to which was referred S.B. No. 2764 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to provide a more streamline, efficient, and convenient process for registering and recording births and deaths occurring in the State.

Your Committee heard testimony in favor of the measure from the Lieutenant Governor, Department of Health, and Office of Information Practices.

Your Committee finds that the measure would allow the Department of Health to more efficiently process vital events by eliminating the formal filing of paper certificates in registration districts (counties) prior to their eventual transmittal to a central site for review and storage.

Most importantly, the public would be able to obtain certified copies and verifications of vital records in a shorter period of time after registration has been completed.

Upon further consideration, your Committee has amended this measure by requiring the Department of Health to ensure adequate safeguards for its electronic records and making technical, nonsubstantive changes.

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. 2764, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2764, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.