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 |
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