REPORT TITLE:
Edu.; School Health Nurses


DESCRIPTION:
Appropriates general revenues to hire 30 full-time registered
nurses within the DOH to be assigned to a public school, except
one unassigned nurse who will cover when others are sick or on
vacation.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                H.B. NO.           
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2000                                     
STATE OF HAWAII                                                 
                                                             
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                   A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO HIRE THIRTY FULL-TIME REGISTERED
   NURSES WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.



BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 1      SECTION 1.  The legislature finds that it is imperative that
 
 2 the children in Hawaii's public schools receive adequate health
 
 3 care services.  Currently, children in Hawaii's public schools
 
 4 who have varying degrees of health challenges are cared for by
 
 5 school health aides.  Given the growing complexity of student
 
 6 health needs in Hawaii's public schools, the public school health
 
 7 aides may not be prepared to meet these complex health
 
 8 challenges.  Therefore, it is the intent of the legislature to
 
 9 begin the process of re-introducing school health nurses into
 
10 Hawaii's public schools.  Currently, there are twenty-nine public
 
11 school complexes throughout the State.  These complexes include
 
12 high schools, intermediate schools, and elementary schools.
 
13      The purpose of this Act is to provide funds to hire full-
 
14 time registered nurses for Hawaii public schools.
 
15      SECTION 2.  There is appropriated out of the general
 
16 revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $1,800,000, or so much
 
17 thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2000-2001, to hire
 
18 thirty full-time registered nurses within the department of
 
19 health.  Each registered nurse shall be assigned to a public
 

 
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 1 school complex, except for one unassigned nurse who shall provide
 
 2 for vacation and sick leave coverage of the other registered
 
 3 nurses.
 
 4      SECTION 3.  The sum appropriated shall be expended by the
 
 5 department of education for the purposes of this Act.
 
 6      SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2000.
 
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 8                           INTRODUCED BY:  _______________________