STAND. COM. REP. NO.  2120

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   S.C.R. No. 213

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Health and Human Services & Housing, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 213 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR TO FUND BREAST CANCER AND CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING FOR LOW-INCOME WOMEN IN HAWAII,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to improve healthcare for people in low-income groups by requesting the Governor to fund breast cancer and cervical cancer screening for low-income women in Hawaii.

     The University of Hawaii supported this measure. The Department of Health submitted comments on this concurrent resolution.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Health and Human Services & Housing that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 213 and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Health and Human Services & Housing,

____________________________ KARL RHOADS, Acting Chair and Vice Chair

____________________________ JOHN MIZUNO, Acting Chair and Vice Chair