HB 2047

RELATING TO EDUCATION

By Representative(s) ITO / TAKAI / MORIHARA / HIRAKI / ESPERO / MARUMOTO / TAKUMI / THIELEN / LEONG / ABINSAY / KAHIKINA / ARAKAKI / GOODENOW / MCDERMOTT / GARCIA / CHANG / SCHATZ / YOSHINAGA; Catalani, Santiago

Subjects: Keiki Caucus

Keywords: COUNTY GOVERNMENT, CURRICULUM, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, DRUGS, EDUCATION, MINORS, POLICE, SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Report Title: Substance Abuse Intervention

Description: Requires DOE to develop a 3-year pilot substance abuse intervention program for students in middle, intermediate, and high school in Hawaii that takes into account the criticisms of the D.A.R.E. program as well as the successes of drug prevention programs in other states.

 1-21-00        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-24-00        H Referred to the committees on 1. EDN 2. FIN ,
                  referral sheet 4
 2- 2-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Saturday, 02
                  /05/00 at 10:00 A.M. in House conference room
                  329.
 2- 5-00        H The committee(s) recommends that the measure be
                  deferred.
 2-11-00        H Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 02
                  /15/00 at 2:00 P.M. in House conference room 329.
 2-15-00        H The committee on EDN recommends that the measure be         
                  HELD.
 2-15-00        H The votes in EDN were as follows:7 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Ito, Arakaki, Morihara, Santiago, Takai, Leong,
                  McDermott; Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s) ; none
                  Noes: Rep.(s) ; and 2 Excused: Rep.(s) Okamura,
                  Stegmaier