STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2909

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    H.B. No. 2304

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 1

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.B. No. 2304, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE NEUROTRAUMA ADVISORY BOARD,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to enable the Neurotrauma Advisory Board to function more efficiently and effectively by:

     (1)  Decreasing the minimum number of board members from twenty-one to eleven in order to facilitate attaining quorum, while maintaining representation of nearly all existing parties;

     (2)  Establishing quorum requirements for the Neurotrauma Advisory Board; and

     (3)  Authorizing the Director of Health to appoint up to three state and county representatives whose work relates to neurotrauma to be ex officio nonvoting members of the Neurotrauma Advisory Board.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Health.

     Your Committee finds that the smaller number of members will allow the Neurotrauma Advisory Board to achieve quorum on a regular basis, which will permit the Board to function effectively and better assist the Department of Health.  Your Committee further finds that permitting the Director of Health to appoint up to three state and county ex officio nonvoting members to the Neurotrauma Advisory Board will promote partnerships and collaboration toward achieving the Board's initiatives.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Making the measure effective upon approval; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

     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. 2304, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2304, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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

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JOSH GREEN, Chair