Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 140 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request that the Department of Health (DOH) develop a program to ensure that all schools are staffed with school health aide personnel.

The DOH and Department of Education supported the intent of this concurrent resolution and provided comments.

Your Committee finds that while almost all public schools have a permanent school health aide position, there is inadequate coverage by substitutes when the regular school health aide is absent or the position is vacant. Your Committee also notes that Waimea Elementary School does not have a permanent school health aide position, and is the only public school in the state that has that distinction.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 140 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.