STAND. COM. REP. NO. 650

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2021

RE: H.B. No. 306

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 Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 306, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Amend the definitions of "preceptor" and "volunteer-based supervised clinical training rotation" to improve accessibility for providers to receive income tax credits for acting as preceptors; and

(2) Revise the membership of the Preceptor Credit Assurance Committee to include the Director of Health.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Taxation, University of Hawai‘i System, Hawai‘i Primary Care Association, The Queen's Health Systems, Hawaii State Rural Health Association, Hilo Medical Center Foundation, and four individuals. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Hawai‘i State Center for Nursing, Tax Foundation of Hawaii, Hawai‘i Association of Professional Nurses, and two individuals.

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. 306, H.D. 1, 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