STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1597-06
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2006
RE: S.B. No. 2505
S.D. 2
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2006
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2505, S.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR SCHOOL-BASED SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAMS FOR ADOLESCENTS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to protect our youth and prevent alcohol and substance abuse among Hawaii's children by appropriating funds to extend adolescent school-based substance abuse treatment programs to middle and intermediate schools, with priority given to schools with the greatest need.
The Hawaii Substance Abuse Coalition, Hina Mauka, Hawaii State Teachers Association, and several concerned individuals testified in support of this bill. The Department of Health and Department of Education supported the intent of this measure.
Your Committee has amended this bill by:
(1) Correcting a grammatical error in the title of the measure by changing the word "makes" to "making";
(2) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2020, to encourage further discussion; and
(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.
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 S.B. No. 2505, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2505, S.D. 2, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ DWIGHT TAKAMINE, Chair |
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