STAND. COM. REP. NO. 937

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 614

 

 

 

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 614, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

 

State Board of Nursing

 

G.M. No. 614

THOMAS JOSLYN,

for a term to expire 6-30-2017. (Term amended to 6-30-2016 by GM706),

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by the nominee and finds Thomas Joslyn to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the State Board of Nursing.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Thomas Joslyn from the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and ten individuals.

 

     Upon review of the testimony, your Committee finds that Mr. Joslyn's extensive experience, commitment to the nursing profession, and desire to contribute to his community qualify him for appointment to the State Board of Nursing.  Your Committee notes that Mr. Joslyn is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse who has spent the majority of his career in Nurse Anesthesiology, where he has worked as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist for almost thirty years.  Mr. Joslyn currently serves as a Staff Nurse Anesthetist at Tripler Army Medical Center and has administered over fifteen thousand anesthetics during his career.  Mr. Joslyn has also been an educator for seventeen years, previously teaching anesthesia as an adjunct professor with the University of Kansas Nurse Anesthesia Education Department and currently teaching as an adjunct professor at the United States Army School of Anesthesia at Tripler Army Medical Center.  Mr. Joslyn is a current board member and past President of the Hawaii Association of Nurse Anesthetists, a member of the State Board of Nursing Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Advisory Council, and a member of the Hawaii State Center for Nursing Strategic Planning Committee.  Your Committee further finds that Mr. Joslyn is well qualified to serve on the State Board of Nursing and recommends his appointment to the State Board of Nursing based on his knowledge, experience, and dedication to the field of nursing and the public.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection that is attached to this report, your Committee, after full consideration of the background, experience, and qualifications of the nominee, has found the nominee to be qualified for the position to which nominated and recommends that the Senate advise and consent to the nomination.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection,

 

 

 

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ROSALYN H. BAKER, Chair