STAND

STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1860-06

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2006

RE: S.C.R. No. 70

H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 70 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH TO DEVELOP A TRAUMA SYSTEM PLAN FOR HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to set in motion the process of creating a comprehensive and inclusive Hawaii Trauma System Plan to ensure the integrity of trauma care in our state.

Your Committee, prior to hearing this concurrent resolution, prepared and made available to the public a proposed draft which requested the convening of a task force to investigate and recommend improvements to the procedures for screening children for vision, hearing, and developmental concerns prior to entering pre-school.

The Department of Health (DOH) supported this concurrent resolution as proposed. The Department of Education supported the intent of this measure as proposed.

Accordingly, your Committee has amended this concurrent resolution by:

(1) Changing its title to read: "REQUESTING THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO DETERMINE A MEANS FOR A CHILD TO BE SCREENED PRIOR TO THE START OF THE CHILD'S EDUCATION, AT THE CHILD’S FIRST ENTRY INTO PRESCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, TO PROVIDE FOR DIAGNOSIS, REFERRAL, CORRECTION OR TREATMENT, AND TO INTEGRATE THE EFFORTS OF COMMUNITY AND STATE ORGANIZATIONS RELATED TO SCREENING UNDER THIS HAWAII CHILDHOOD SCREENING INITIATIVE";

(2) Sets out the rationale for early screening;

(3) Establishes the task force membership; and

(4) Requests that the task force provide the Legislature with an annual report no later than 20 days prior to the start of each regular session, beginning no later the Regular Session of 2007, on any recommended legislation necessary to implement the screening program.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 70, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 70, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health,

		____________________________ DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Chair