STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1476-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: S.B. No. 3097

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Health & Human Services and Higher Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 3097, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate moneys to the University of Hawaii at Hilo to conduct research related to the control and prevention of rat lungworm disease.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources, Council Member representing District 4 of the County of Hawaii, Hawai‘i Farm Bureau, Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i, Waihuena Farm, and several individuals supported this measure. University of Hawaii at Hilo Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy provided comments.

Your Committees have amended this measure by deleting its substantive contents and:

(1) Inserting language requiring the University of Hawaii to convene a Statewide Rat Lungworm Disease Working Group to collaborate on research and other activities related to the prevention and eradication of rat lungworm disease;

(2) Appropriating funds for testing, studies, programs, plans, outreach, and other activities related to the prevention and eradication of rat lungworm disease;

(3) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2112, to encourage further discussion; and

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

Your Committees note that these amendments are made to reflect the House's position.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Health & Human Services and Higher Education that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3097, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommend that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3097, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Health & Human Services and Higher Education,

____________________________ ANGUS L.K. McKELVEY, Chair

____________________________ JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair