STAND. COM. REP. NO.  993

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

RE:   H.C.R. No. 7

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 7 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FORMATION OF A TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE ISSUE OF A CANCER PRESUMPTIVE STATUTE RELATING TO FIREFIGHTERS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to ensure the health and safety of fire personnel by convening a Firefighter Cancer Presumptive Task Force to develop recommendations for the enactment of a cancer presumptive statute relating to firefighters.

The Department of Health and an individual testified in support of this measure.  The State Fire Council, Honolulu Fire Department, Kauai Fire Department, and Maui Fire Department testified in support of this measure with an amendment to the measure.  The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations supported the intent of this measure.  The University of Hawaii Cancer Center provided comments.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1)  Adding a representative from the State Fire Council to serve on the Firefighter Cancer Presumptive Task Force;

(2)  Requesting that a certified copy of this measure be transmitted to the Chair of the State Fire Council; and

(3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.  

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 7, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 7, H.D. 1.

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

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DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair