STAND. COM. REP. NO. 785

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 589

S.D. 2

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 589, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to statutorily establish the University of Hawaii Cancer Center as an organized research unit of the University of Hawaii.

In addition, this measure:

(1) Establishes appointment procedures and reporting structures for the Director of the University of Hawaii Cancer Center;

(2) Requires the University of Hawaii Cancer Center to be affiliated with the John A. Burns School of Medicine;

(3) Requires that moneys expended or originating from the tuition and fees special fund for the John A. Burns School of Medicine or the University of Hawaii Cancer Center be used only for educational purposes; and

(4) Requires that moneys expended or originating from the research and training revolving fund for the John A. Burns School of Medicine or the University of Hawaii Cancer Center be used only for research and research-related purposes.

Your Committee received written comments in opposition to this measure from the University of Hawaii, Friends of UH Cancer Center, Hawaii Society of Clinical Oncology, University of Hawaii Professional Assembly, Alana Dung Research Foundation, and numerous individuals.

Your Committee received written comments on this measure from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network.

Your Committee finds that the work of the University of Hawaii Cancer Center helps address cancer through research, patient care, and community outreach. Your Committee also finds that the University of Hawaii Cancer Center is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Hawaii and the broader Pacific region.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Referencing the University of Hawaii Cancer Center as the "cancer research center of Hawaii", for consistency with the way in which the unit is referenced in other sections of the Hawaii Revised Statutes;

(2) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion on the measure; and

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

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your

Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 589, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 589, S.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair