STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1760

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  H.C.R. No. 236
                                        H.D. 1
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Education and Technology, to which was
referred H.C.R. No. 236, H.D. 1, entitled: 

     "HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF
     HAWAII TO INCREASE EFFORTS TO RECRUIT STUDENTS FROM ASIAN
     PACIFIC COUNTRIES TO STUDY MEDICINE AT THE JOHN A. BURNS
     SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND TO SECURE RESEARCH FUNDS FOR THE JOHN
     A. BURNS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to request the University of
Hawaii to increase its efforts to recruit students from Asian
Pacific countries to study medicine at the John A. Burns School
of Medicine and to secure research funds for the John A. Burns
School of Medicine.

     Testimony in support of the intent of this measure was
submitted by the University of Hawaii.

     Your Committee finds that this measure echoes the State's
mission to establish the John A. Burns School Medicine as a vital
part of Hawaii's role as the health care center for Asia and the
Pacific.  However, the John A. Burns School of Medicine should
recruit a broad base of non-resident students to ensure its
growth and continuity.  This diversity will be beneficial in
providing the John A. Burns School of Medicine with an important
global perspective.


 
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     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Amending the title to read:

          "REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO INCREASE
          EFFORTS TO RECRUIT NON-RESIDENT STUDENTS TO STUDY
          MEDICINE AT THE JOHN A. BURNS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND TO
          SECURE RESEARCH FUNDS FOR THE JOHN A. BURNS SCHOOL OF
          MEDICINE"; and

     (2)  Encouraging the recruitment of all non-resident
          populations from the mainland U.S. and other foreign
          countries, and not only those from Asian Pacific
          countries.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Education and Technology that is attached to this
report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of
H.C.R. No. 236, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends its
adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 236, H.D. 1,
S.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Education and
                                   Technology,



                                   ______________________________
                                   DAVID Y. IGE, Chair

 
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