STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1158

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   S.B. No. 194

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred S.B. No. 194 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TUBERCULOSIS TESTING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to authorize the Department of Health and the Department of Education to accept the results of any tuberculosis blood test that is approved by the Food and Drug Administration and recommended by the Centers for Communicable Disease and Prevention for purposes of a Certificate of Tuberculosis Examination and for clearance to attend public schools.

Several individuals submitted testimony in support of this measure.  The Department of Health submitted comments.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2070, to encourage further discussion; and

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

     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 S.B. No. 194, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 194, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Education.

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

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DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair