STAND. COM. REP. NO.  441-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

RE:   H.B. No. 2023

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 2023 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE CENTER FOR NURSING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to support workforce development for the nursing profession by making permanent the assessment of Center for Nursing fees on nurse licenses and the disbursement of those fees into the Center for Nursing Special Fund.

The University of Hawaii System, Workforce Development Council, Board of Nursing, Hawaii State Center for Nursing, Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, American Organization of Nurse Executives-Hawaii Chapter, Hawaii Long Term Care Association, Hawaii Pacific Health, and several concerned individuals supported this measure.  The Hawaii Government Employees Association supported the intent of this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Higher Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2023 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

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SCOTT NISHIMOTO, Chair