STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2759

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 2775

       S.D. 1

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 2775, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to provide the Department of Education flexibility in administering and implementing the statewide school health services program by repealing:

     (1)  Certain operational requirements established by law; and

     (2)  The requirement that the Superintendent of Education adopt rules for the purposes of the program.

     Your Committee finds that the unique qualities of the various communities served by the State's schools necessitates that schools be able to provide health programs and services that reflect the needs of their students as well as their community.  This measure will allow the Department of Education to provide student health services to meet the continually diverse needs of the State's public school students.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2775, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair