THE SENATE
THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2013

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH
Senator Josh Green, Chair
Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Vice-Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2013

DATE:

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

TIME:

2:00 PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 229
State Capitol
415 South Beretania Street

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

SB240
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Requires the department of health, in consultation with the University of Hawaii school of nursing and dental hygiene, to provide training and clinical direction to school health aides. Repeals section 302A708, HRS, which requires the department of education to provide career pathways development and training opportunities to school health aides in the department's school health services field.

EDU/HTH, WAM

SB241
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Allows department of education employees and agents to volunteer to administer epinephrine to a student in anaphylactic shock.  Requires the department of health to provide proper instruction and training to every employee or agent who volunteers to administer glucagon and epinephrine.  Requires a student's parent or guardian to supply injectable epinephrine supplies to administer the epinephrine.

EDU/HTH, WAM

SB609
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO SCHOOL MEALS.
Requires the department of education, in collaboration with the department of health, to develop nutritionally-sound public school menu plans that give students the option of a vegetarian entrée as part of a school lunch meal at least once a week.  Requires a report to the legislature.

EDU/HTH, WAM

No testimony will be accepted.

FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-586-9385.