Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 2213 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to improve student access to substance abuse services by establishing and funding an "assessment bank" to cover the cost of substance abuse assessments for uninsured students found violating the Department of Education's (DOE) zero tolerance policy relating to alcohol and drugs.

DOE, Drug Policy Action Group, Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii, Hina Mauka, Hawaii Substance Abuse Coalition, and a concerned individual testified in support of this bill. The Department of Health offered comments.

Your Committee has amended this bill by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2213, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2213, H.D. 1.