THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2009

 

COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION

Senator Jill N. Tokuda, Chair

Senator Norman Sakamoto, Vice Chair

 

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Senator David Y. Ige, Chair

Senator Josh Green, M.D., Vice Chair

 

 

MEASURES DEFERRED TO TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2009

 

DATE:

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

TIME:

1:15 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 225

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

(Deferred from Thursday, February 5, 2009)

 

SB 43

Testimony

RELATING TO PHYSICIAN WORKFORCE ASSESSMENT.

Creates John A. Burns school of medicine special fund.  Assesses $60 fee to obtain or renew physician and osteopathic physician licenses.  Transfers those fees from compliance resolution fund for deposit to the special fund for Hawaii physician workforce assessment and planning.  Appropriates $150,000 in FY 2009-2010 and FY 2010-2011.  Appropriates $5,000 from compliance resolution fund to the special fund in FY 2009-2010 and FY 2010-2011 and requires the special fund to reimburse the compliance resolution fund by 7/1/2010.

 

HRE/HTH, WAM

SB 793

Testimony

RELATING TO PHYSICIANS.

Provides loan repayment assistance to graduates of the John A. Burns school of medicine who practice medicine in underserved communities on the neighbor islands for a minimum of three to five years.  Appropriates funds.

 

HTH/HRE, WAM

 

 

 

 

 

No testimony will be accepted.

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-587-7215.