STAND. COM. REP. NO. 237-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 2963
                                     




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred
H.B. No. 2963 entitled:

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A PERMANENT
     POSITION FOR THE DRUG AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELLING
     PROGRAM AT UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII WEST OAHU,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to authorize the University of
Hawaii, West Oahu, to establish one permanent full-time
equivalent teaching position during fiscal year 2000-2001 in the
drug and substance abuse counseling certificate program and to
appropriate $50,000 for fiscal year 2000-2001 to fund that
position.  Continued funding of this position is to be through
the University of Hawaii, West Oahu.

     Your Committee received testimony supporting this bill from
the University of Hawaii, West Oahu, the Community Alliance on
Prisons, and one individual legislator.

     Your Committee believes that this bill will address
community health needs by providing college coursework that meets
Department of Health education requirements for certification of
students as substance abuse counselors.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Higher Education that is attached to this report,
your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B.

 
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No. 2963 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be
referred to the Committee on Finance.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Higher Education,



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                                   DAVID MORIHARA, Chair

 
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