Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 3283 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to develop and maintain a statewide comprehensive health care workforce map and database.

Specifically, this bill appropriates $500,000 to the State Health Planning and Development Agency to develop and maintain a statewide comprehensive health care workforce map and database.

Upon further consideration, your Committee has amended this bill to change the appropriated amount to an unspecified amount for the purpose of facilitating further discussion on this matter.

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