STAND. COM. REP. NO.635
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2001
RE: H.B. No. 98
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2001
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 98, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SCHOOL HEALTH,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to establish a comprehensive school health program to:
(1) Provide children and adolescents access to quality, affordable health care in a non-threatening environment;
(2) Encourage students to seek health care when needed; and
(3) Provide school-based mental health services as required by the Felix Consent Decree.
The Department of Education, Department of Health, and Maui Youth and Family Service, Inc. testified in support of this measure.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 98, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair |
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