STAND. COM. REP. NO.603

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: H.B. No. 699

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 699 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE TESTING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to protect the privacy of individuals undergoing drug testing by removing the requirement that individuals who are to be tested for substance abuse be given a medication disclosure form.

The Office of the Lieutenant Governor and the Department of Health submitted testimony in support of this bill.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 699 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair