CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 101

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2021

RE: S.B. No. 936

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 936, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to require:

(1) The Department of Health to disseminate information regarding seizure first aid to employers, employees, and the general public;

(2) Employers to post information on seizure first aid provided by the Department of Health in a prominent position in the employer's workplace; and

(3) The Department of Health to adopt rules to implement this measure.

Your Committee on Conference finds that one in ten persons may experience a seizure at some point in their lifetime. Since a seizure can happen to any person, in any place, at any time, your Committee on Conference finds it imperative that members of the public are prepared to respond appropriately and effectively to a person experiencing a seizure. This measure ensures that information on rendering seizure first aid is provided to employers, employees, and the general public.

Your Committee on Conference notes the concerns raised by the Department of Health with regard to the implementation of this measure.

Accordingly, your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Making discretionary, rather than mandatory, the dissemination of information on seizure first aid by the Department of Health;

(2) Making discretionary, rather than mandatory, the employers' dissemination of information on seizure first aid provided by the Department of Health;

(3) Deleting the requirement that the Department of Health adopt rules to implement this measure;

(4) Inserting an effective date of July 1, 2021, and a repeal date of June 30, 2026; and

(5) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 936, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 936, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ RICHARD H.K. ONISHI Co-Chair	____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI Chair
____________________________ AARON LING JOHANSON Co-Chair	____________________________ KARL RHOADS Co-Chair
____________________________ JACKSON D. SAYAMA Co-Chair