STAND. COM. REP. NO.  451-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

RE:   H.B. No. 2568

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 2568 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO BACKGROUND CHECKS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to permit the Department of Health to allow a designee to conduct criminal history record checks on its behalf on certain healthcare workers, employees, and owners; operators of care homes; and other healthcare organizations.

The Department of Health testified in support of this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1)  Changing its effective date to January 7, 2059, to facilitate continued discussion; and

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

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2568, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2568, H.D. 1.

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

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GILBERT KEITH-AGARAN, Chair