STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2487
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: S.B. No. 2860
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Twenty-Eighth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2016
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health, to which was referred S.B. No. 2860 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO BOARD MEMBER TERMS FOR THE BOARD OF NURSING AND THE BOARD OF SPEECH PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to amend terms for board members of the Board of Nursing and Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology from three to four years.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Professional and Vocational Licensing Division of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs; Hawai‘i State Center for Nursing; University of Hawai‘i at Manoa School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene; Hawai‘i Pacific Health; Prime Care Services Hawaii, Incorporated; American Organization of Nurse Executives, Hawaii Chapter; Bradley Kuo, LLC; and four individuals.
Your Committee finds that this measure aligns the terms of board members on the Board of Nursing and Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology with the terms of members serving on the other twenty-three boards and commissions under the Professional and Vocational Licensing Division. Your Committee further finds that these consistent term limits will encourage longevity, continuity, and effectiveness among board members and ensure board members have ample time to adapt to their roles.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2860 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 Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health,
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________________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER, Chair |
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