STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1053-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: H.B. No. 2493

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. 2493, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EPIDEMIOLOGISTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to protect public health and safety by removing the cap on the number of epidemiologist positions that the Department of Health may establish.

Two concerned individuals supported this measure. The Department of Health provided comments on this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing its effective date to upon its approval; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

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. 2493, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2493, H.D. 2.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair