STAND. COM. REP. NO.  821-12

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 Finance, 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 the Center for Nursing fees on nurse licenses and the disbursement of those fees to the credit of the Center for Nursing Special Fund.

UH Manoa Nursing, the Hawaii Medical Service Association, Hawaii State Center for Nursing, Hawaii Pacific Health, American Organization of Nurse Executives-Hawaii Chapter, and several concerned individuals supported this measure.  A concerned individual provided comments.

     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 H.B. No. 2023 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair