STAND. COM. REP. NO. 960-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: H.B. No. 1638

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1638, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO APPRENTICESHIPS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to the University of Hawaii to continue and expand health care apprenticeship programs at University of Hawaii community colleges.

The Hawaii Island Economic Development Board, Hawai‘i Primary Care Association, Hawai‘i Pacific Health, Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, Hawai‘i Health Partners, ALEA Bridge, and several individuals supported this measure. The Department of Health, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, and University of Hawai‘i provided comments.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1638, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair