STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1861-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   S.C.R. No. 94

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 94 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO BEGIN REBUILDING THE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH BY 2012,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to seek resolution to the serious decline in Hawaii's public health workforce by urging the University of Hawaii to rebuild the School of Public Health by 2012 to expand the education and training of future public health workers.

     Testimony in support of this measure was received from the Coalition For a Tobacco-Free Hawaii, Hawaii State Rural Health Association, Hui Ola Pono, and seven concerned citizens.

     The University of Hawaii System submitted comments on this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Higher Education that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 94 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Higher Education,

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JERRY L. CHANG, Chair