STAND. COM. REP. NO.  637

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.B. No. 16

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Labor & Public Employment, to which was referred H.B. No. 16, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to improve the efficiency of school health functions by:

     (1)  Repealing the school health services program currently operating within the Department of Health (DOH);

     (2)  Repealing the transfer from DOH to the Department of Education (DOE) of public health nurses who supervise school health aides; and

     (3)  Creating a school health services program in DOE.

     DOE, DOH, and a concerned individual testified in support of this bill.  The Hawaii Government Employees Association opposed this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Labor & Public Employment that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 16, H.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Labor & Public Employment,

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ALEX M. SONSON, Chair