CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 54

                            Honolulu, Hawaii
                                            , 2000

                            RE:   S.B. No. 185
                                  S.D. 2
                                  H.D. 1
                                  C.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the
Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives
in S.B. No. 185, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:  

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION," 

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to
recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final
passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this measure is to require the Department of
Education (DOE) to be responsible for the related services of
occupational therapy and physical therapy for evaluation and
diagnostic purposes.

     In addition, the measure:

     (1)  Requires the DOE to provide for exceptional children
          who need such services and who attend public schools;


 
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     (2)  Requires the Department of Health (DOH) to work with
          the DOE to implement the measure in accordance with the
          rules of both the DOH and DOE;

     (3)  Transfers all rights, powers, functions, and duties of
          the occupational and physical therapy programs of the
          school of health from the DOH to the DOE; and

     (4)  Requires all officers and employees of these program to
          be transferred with their functions and regular duties.

     Your Committee amended the measure to require retention of
all current DOH rights, benefits, and privileges of all
transferred officers and employees.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your
Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your
Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose
of S.B. No. 185, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and
recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto
as S.B. No. 185, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the managers:

  ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE           ON THE PART OF THE SENATE




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Rep. KEN ITO                      Sen. DAVID Y. IGE
Co-Chair                          Co-Chair



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Rep. BERTHA C. KAWAKAMI           Sen. SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND
Co-Chair                          Co-Chair

 
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