STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1484-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.R. No. 150
                                     H.D. 1




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.R. No.
150 entitled:

     "HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
     THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ASSESS THE PREVALENCE AND
     CURRENT TREATMENT OF HEAD LICE IN HAWAII'S SCHOOLS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this resolution is to request the Department
of Health and the Department of Education to assess the
prevalence and current treatment of head lice in Hawaii's
schools.

     Comments on this measure were received by the Department of
Education.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by replacing its
title and contents with that of HR 90, a similar measure
concerning head lice.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 150, as
amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached
hereto as H.R. No. 150, H.D. 1.


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



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                                   DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair