CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. 110

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: S.B. No. 748

S.D. 2

H.D. 2

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 748, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO NURSING EDUCATION,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to improve nursing education in Hawaii by:

(1) Establishing a nursing education loan program (program) to provide loans to qualified nursing students; and

(2) Appropriating funds for nursing faculty at the University of Hawaii.

Your Committee on Conference finds that there is an acute shortage of nurses in Hawaii. The numbers of these critical medical personnel have dwindled due to an aging workforce, and a decline in the number of young individuals choosing nursing as a career. Your Committee finds that the program represents an important step in training and retaining quality nurses in Hawaii.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Deleting the appropriation; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for purposes of style and clarity.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 748, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 748, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

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K. MARK TAKAI, Co-Chair

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ROSALYN BAKER, Co-Chair

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GLENN WAKAI, Co-Chair

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NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Co-Chair

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RUSSELL KOKUBUN, Co-Chair