STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1494

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.C.R. No. 290

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 290 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON IMMUNIZATION PRACTICES FOR ITS RECOMMENDATION TO IMMUNIZE ALL CHILDREN AGES SIX MONTHS THROUGH AGE EIGHTEEN BEGINNING JULY 1, 2009,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to commend the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for its recommendation to immunize all children ages six months through age eighteen beginning July 1, 2009.

     Hawaii Immunization Coalition and MedImmune supported this concurrent resolution.

     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. 290 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair