STAND. COM. REP. NO. 434-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 2521
                                     




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Health and Education, to which was
referred H.B. No. 2521 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SCHOOL HEALTH REQUIREMENTS,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to replace statutory
requirements for strict certification of students' compliance
with school health requirements with administrative rules for
documentation that will be determined by the Department of Health
(DOH).  This will allow for more efficient methods of enforcing
school health requirements, including the electronic filing of
school health reports by physicians. 

     The DOH and the Hawaii Nurses Association submitted
testimony in support of this bill.  The Department of Education
submitted testimony in support of the intent of this bill.  The
Hawaii Society of Naturopathic Physicians and two concerned
individuals submitted testimony requesting an amendment of this
bill to allow the involvement of naturopathic physicians.    

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
Committees on Health and Education that are attached to this
report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose
of H.B. No. 2521 and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be
referred to the Committee on Finance.


 
 
 
 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committees on Health and
                                   Education,




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KEN ITO, Chair                     ALEXANDER C. SANTIAGO, Chair