STAND. COM. REP. NO.  229-08

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

 

RE:   H.B. No. 2915

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.B. No. 2915 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM PREPARING CANDIDATES FOR NURSES LICENSING EXAMINATIONS IN HAWAII,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds for an educational program overseen by the University of Hawaii to assist candidates for nurse licensing examinations required under chapter 457, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

 

     Testimony in support of the measure was received from the Hawaii Government Employees Association.

 

     Your Committee finds that this measure will help to alleviate the nursing shortage by increasing the percentage of applicants passing the nursing licensure examinations, and thereby become available to work in their chosen profession at the earliest possible date.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2915 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Higher Education.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health,

 

 

 

 

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JOSHUA B. GREEN, M.D., Chair