STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1173

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2021

RE: H.R. No. 105

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Culture, Arts, & International Affairs, to which was referred H.R. No. 105 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE FIRST WEEK OF MAY AS TARDIVE DYSKINESIA AWARENESS WEEK,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to designate the first week of May as Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week.

Your Committee did not receive any testimony on this measure.

Your Committee finds that Tardive Dyskinesia is a serious side effect of antipsychotic medications commonly used to treat schizophrenia and other mental health conditions. Your Committee further finds that over the past three years, thirty-three states and the District of Columbia have declared the first week of May as Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week and that Hawaii should follow suit in order to raise awareness of this condition and encourage at-risk individuals to seek regular evaluations to recognize early signs of Tardive Dyskinesia.

Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Culture, Arts, & International Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 105, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 105, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Culture, Arts, & International Affairs,

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CEDRIC ASUEGA GATES, Chair