Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 1708 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to conform the statutory provisions establishing the Center for Nursing Special Fund (Fund) with provisions establishing other University of Hawaii (UH) funds by:

The UH School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene submitted testimony in support of this bill. The Board of Nursing submitted comments.

Your Committee finds that the Center for Nursing was created to address critical nursing workforce issues facing the State. This bill will help to ensure that the Center for Nursing will not be delayed in beginning its operations.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Higher Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1708 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.