STAND. COM. REP. NO.  578

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   H.B. No. 897

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.B. No. 897 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to improve public health by:

     (1)  Allowing only duly authorized agents of the Department of Health to inspect food establishments; and

     (2)  Repealing the Advisory Council on Food Protection Practices.

The Department of Health provided testimony in support of this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 897 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

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

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DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair