STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1656-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   S.B. No. 3076

      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 Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 3076 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EPIDEMIOLOGISTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Health (DOH) to create permanent or temporary exempt epidemiologist positions.

     DOH supported this bill.  The Hawaii Government Employees Association, AFSCME Local 152, AFL-CIO opposed this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Authorizing DOH to create up to two epidemiologist positions;

     (2)  Requiring DOH to report to the Legislature no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2009 on the status of creating and filling the positions; and

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3076, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3076, H.D. 1.

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

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair