STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1783-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.C.R. No. 277

      H.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 277, H.D. 1, entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE CENTER FOR NURSING TO ENCOURAGE PARTIES TO WORK TOGETHER FOR THE COMMON GOAL OF INCREASING THE SUPPLY OF WELL-EDUCATED AND DEDICATED NURSES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to enhance and improve the health care of the people of Hawaii by requesting the Hawaii State Center for Nursing to encourage parties to work together for the common goal of increasing the supply of well-educated and dedicated nurses.

     University of Hawaii System, Board of Nursing, Hawaii State Center for Nursing, Hawaii Nurses Association, Hawaii Government Employees Association (HGEA), Hawaii Pacific Health, Queen's Medical Center, Honolulu Community Action Program, and numerous concerned individuals supported this concurrent resolution.

     Your Committee has amended this concurrent resolution by:

     (1)  Adding HGEA as one of the stakeholders to participate in      increasing the supply of nurses; and

     (2)  Making technical non-substantive changes for clarity,              consistency and style.

     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 H.C.R. No. 277, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 277, H.D. 2.

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

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JOSHUA B. GREEN, M.D., Chair