Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 3283, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to develop and maintain a statewide comprehensive health care workforce map and database by appropriating $500,000 for the State Health Planning and Developing Agency (SHPDA).

SHPDA, Hawaii Medical Service Association, Kaiser Permanente, and a concerned individual testified in support of this bill.

During the hearing for this measure, concerns were noted regarding an unfinished effort to conduct a study on this matter. It is hoped that this measure will provide impetus to complete the task. Accordingly, your Committee has amended this bill by:

(1) Deleting the appropriation amount;

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3283, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3283, S.D. 1, H.D. 2.