STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1252

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

 

RE:   S.B. No. 1137

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 2

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 1137, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to ensure the health and safety of the vulnerable population who are served by the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation (HHSC) by authorizing HHSC to conduct criminal history record checks.

 

     The HHSC Corporation Board of Directors and a concerned individual supported this bill.  The Hawaii Civil Rights Commission and United Public Workers, AFSCME, Local 464, AFL-CIO opposed this measure.

 

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

 

     (1)  Changing its effective date to January 1, 2046, to encourage further discussion; and

 

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

 

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1137, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1137, S.D. 2, H.D. 2.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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JON RIKI KARAMATSU, Chair