STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2194

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    S.B. No. 2820

 

 

 

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred S.B. No. 2820 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII ADVISORY COMMISSION ON DRUG ABUSE AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to amend the duties of the Hawaii Advisory Commission on Drug Abuse and Controlled Substances to focus on addressing the issue of substance abuse as a public health issue.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Health, Hawaii Advisory Commission on Drug Abuse and Controlled Substances, Department of Public Safety, Consumer Family & Youth Alliance, and two individuals.  Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from the Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii.

 

     Your Committee finds that this measure will more closely align the duties of the Commission with the core functions of public health, including assessment, policy development, and the assurance of appropriate public health services.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2820 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Public Safety, Government Operations, and Military Affairs.

 

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

 

 

 

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JOSH GREEN, M.D., Chair