STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1935

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NOS. 634, 635

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred Governor's Message Nos. 634 and 635, submitting for study and consideration the nominations of:

 

State Council on Mental Health

 

G.M. No. 634

STEVEN M. SHIRAKI, Ph.D.,

for a term to expire 6-30-2011; and

 

G.M. No. 635

AMY C.L.C. TSARK,

for a term to expire 6-30-2011,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee reviewed the personal histories, resumes, and statements submitted by the nominees, and finds Dr. Steven M. Shiraki and Mrs. Amy C.L.C. Tsark to have the necessary qualifications to be nominated to the State Council on Mental Health.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Dr. Shiraki's nomination from the Department of Education, Department of Health, and one individual.

 

     Dr. Shiraki received his Ph.D. in Educational Administration and Educational Policy, Master of Education in Educational Administration, and Bachelor of Education in Secondary English from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.  He is certified by the Department of Education in Professional School Administration, Initial School Administration, Teaching Endorsement in Special Education, and Teaching Secondary English.

 

     He is an administrator in the Student Support Special Services Branch of the Department of Education and periodically teaches in the Departments of Educational Administration and Educational Foundations at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.  He has made numerous scholarly and professional presentations on a variety of topics relating to education.  Dr. Shiraki has served on numerous committees and is a member of several professional associations relating to education.

 

     Based on his experience and training, your Committee finds Dr. Shiraki to be qualified to serve as a Department of Education representative to the State Council on Mental Health.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of Mrs. Tsark's nomination from the Department of Health, Department of Human Services, Kapiolani Child Protection Center, and six individuals.

 

     Mrs. Tsark received her Master of Social Work and Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.  She is the Acting Social Services Administrator with the Department of Human Resources, with which she has held various positions since 1980.  She is a licensed social worker.  Mrs. Tsark is a member of the National Association of Social Workers and the Academy of Certified Social Workers.

 

     Based on her experience and training, your Committee finds Mrs. Tsark to be qualified to serve as a Department of Human Services representative to the State Council on Mental Health.

 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that are attached to this report, your Committee, after full consideration of the background, experience, and qualifications of the nominees, has found the nominees to be qualified for the positions to which nominated and recommends that the Senate advise and consent to the nominations.

 

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

 

 

 

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair