STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1482-12

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

 

RE:   H.C.R. No. 165

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 165 entitled:

 

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING ALCOHOL RETAILERS AND LICENSED PREMISES UNDER CHAPTER 281, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES, TO POST A SIGN IN OR ABOUT THE PREMISES WARNING WOMEN NOT TO DRINK ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES DURING PREGNANCY AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO CONTINUE ITS EFFORTS TO PROVIDE STATEWIDE TRAINING ON FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDER PREVENTION, IDENTIFICATION, AND INTERVENTIONS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to address fetal alcohol spectrum disorder by urging:

 

(1)  Alcohol retailers and premises licensed under Chapter 281, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to sell or serve alcoholic beverages, to post a sign in or about the premises that warns women against drinking alcoholic beverages during pregnancy because of the risks of birth defects and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder associated with alcohol consumption; and

 

(2)  The Department of Health to continue its efforts to provide statewide training on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder prevention, identification, and interventions.

 

     The Department of Health, State Council on Developmental Disabilities, Family Voices of Hawaii, and two individuals testified in support of this measure.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 165 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair