STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1427
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2005
RE: H.R. No. 75
H.D. 1
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.R. No. 75 entitled:
"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO CONDUCT A STUDY AND PROPOSE RECOMMENDATIONS RELATING TO THE FEASIBILITY OF STEM CELL RESEARCH FOR HAWAII,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this resolution is to improve people's health through biomedical solutions, while addressing ethical and policy concerns, by urging the University of Hawaii (UH) to conduct a study on the feasibility of encouraging stem cell research in the State.
The UH John A. Burns School of Medicine testified in support of this resolution. The Hawaii Family Forum and Hawaii Catholic Conference supported the intent of this measure.
Your Committees have amended this resolution by:
(1) Changing the title to read: "REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO ESTABLISH AND HEAD A TASK GROUP TO CONDUCT A FEASIBILITY STUDY, HOST PUBLIC FORUMS, AND PROPOSE RECOMMENDATIONS ON STEM CELL RESEARCH";
(2) Requesting UH to establish and head a task group to:
(a) Conduct the feasibility study;
(b) Identify and examine various issues related to stem cell research, including providing an estimate of the cost of stem cell research; and
(c) Host a series of public forums relating to stem cell research;
(3) Requesting that the task group include a member who represents the perspective of the Hawaii Family Forum, the Hawaii Catholic Conference, or a similar organization;
(4) Transmitting a certified copy of the concurrent resolution to the Dean of the UH John A. Burns School of Medicine; and
(5) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.
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.R. No. 75, as amended herein, and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 75, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Higher Education and Health,
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____________________________ DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Chair |
____________________________ TOMMY WATERS, Chair |
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