STAND. COM. REP. NO.  284-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.B. No. 2141

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 2141, 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 reduce the incidence of cervical cancer among Hawaii's female youth caused by the sexually-transmitted human papillomavirus.  This bill appropriates an unspecified amount of funds to establish a program to:

(1)  Develop and provide free educational information about human papillomavirus, including available immunizations, to parents of female public school sixth graders; and

(2)  Make human papillomavirus immunizations available to these students.

     The Department of Health testified in support of the intent of this bill. 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2141, 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 Education,

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ROY TAKUMI, Chair