STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1421

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: H.C.R. No. 38

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Higher Education and Health, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 38 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO FULLY FUND ALL OF ITS NURSING PROGRAMS,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to help address the nursing shortage in Hawaii by urging the University of Hawaii (UH) to fully fund all of its nursing programs.

The UH School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene, HGEA, Healthcare Association of Hawaii, and Hawaii Pacific Health testified in support of this measure.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Higher Education and Health that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 38 and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Higher Education and Health,

 

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DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Chair

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TOMMY WATERS, Chair