STAND. COM. REP. NO.410-02

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2002

RE: H.B. No. 1970

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 1970 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII STATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMISSION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of the bill is to replace the dean of the University of Hawaii School of Public Health (School of Public Health) with the dean of the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine (School of Medicine) as a member of the Hawaii State Emergency Response Commission (HSERC).

The Department of Health and the alumni association of the School of Public Health testified in support of the measure. The School of Medicine supported the intent of the bill.

Your Committee finds that the demise of the School of Public Health produced a vacancy on the HSERC. The measure ensures that the public health community will once again receive voting representation on the HSERC.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1970 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs,

 

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NESTOR GARCIA, Chair