STAND. COM. REP. NO.  438

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

RE:   H.B. No. 578

      H.D. 2

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 578, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require all children, prior to attending seventh grade, to provide school officials with written documentation of a physical examination performed within 12 months prior to the date of initial attendance.  This requirement shall begin with the 2016-2017 school year.

The Department of Education, Department of Health, University of Hawai‘i, Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center, American Academy of Pediatrics, and a concerned individual supported this measure.  The Hawaii Primary Care Association supported the intent of this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Inserting an appropriation for an unspecified amount; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

     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. 578, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 578, H.D. 2.

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

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ROY M. TAKUMI, Chair