STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1639

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   S.B. No. 777

      S.D. 1

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 777, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COMPREHENSIVE SEXUALITY HEALTH EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to ensure the delivery of accurate sex education information by requiring sexuality health education programs that receive state funding to provide medically-accurate, factual, and age-appropriate information that includes information on abstinence, contraception, and methods of disease prevention.

     The American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii, Hawaii State Democratic Women's Caucus, Hawaii Women's Political Caucus, National Association of Social Workers, Planned Parenthood of Hawaii, Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawaii, Hawaii Youth Services Network, Community Alliance on Prisons, and many concerned individuals supported this bill.  Catholic Charities Hawaii, Catholic Charities Hawaii Try Wait Program, Hawaii Family Forum, and many concerned individuals opposed this measure.

     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. 777, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair