Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 740, H.D. 2, entitled:

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

Your Committee on Conference finds that the public health nursing services program (PHN) was established by the Department of Health in 1923 to provide communicable disease control, infant welfare services, and nutrition services. Since its inception, PHN has contributed tremendously toward maintaining and improving the health of Hawaii's residents and is involved in all levels of service, including early intervention services, Felix-related services, breast and cervical cancer programs, and others. Clearly, PHN has become an indispensable program for the State. Your Committee on Conference finds that this measure assures PHN's continued existence and the continued provision of nursing services to thousands around Hawaii.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by making a technical amendment to clarify that PHN is to be established "within" the Department of Health.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 740, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 740, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.