STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1482-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.R. No. 235

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred H.R. No. 235 entitled:

"HOUSE 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 resolution is to request 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.

     Testimony in support of this measure was received from the University of Hawaii System, Hawaii State Center for Nursing, Hawaii Statewide Nursing Consortium, Leahi Hospital, Hawaii Government Employees Association, AFSCME Local 152, AFL-CIO, AONE Hawaii Chapter, and numerous concerned individuals.

     The State Board of Nursing (Board) supported this measure with an amendment to delete reference to the nursing program at Leeward Community College as it has not been approved by the Board and has not attained national accreditation by the National League for Nursing or the Commission on collegiate Nursing Education. 

     As such, your Committee has amended this measure to reflect the Board's recommendation.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Higher Education that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 235, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Health in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 235, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Higher Education,

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JERRY L. CHANG, Chair