STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1471-16

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

 

RE:   S.B. No. 2387

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2387, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to promote students' physical health and well-being by:

 

(1)  Requiring:

 

          (A)  Beginning with the 2017-2018 school year, every child entering seventh grade to present written documentation from a licensed physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse showing completion of a physical examination performed within 12 months before the date of school attendance;

 

          (B)  The Department of Health to contact, no later than the end of the seventh-grade school year, the parents or guardians of students who have not yet obtained the required physical examination, including, subject to the availability of funds, follow-up consultations about a healthy lifestyle, preventative health care, and health insurance; and

 

          (C)  The Department of Education to electronically provide a list of students attending the seventh grade who have not yet submitted appropriate documentation of completion of a physical examination and who need follow-up contact; and

 

     (2)  Appropriating funds for the Department of Health to effectuate the purposes of this measure.

 

     The Department of Health, John A. Burns School of Medicine of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hawaii Public Health Institute, American Academy of Pediatrics, Hawaii Primary Care Association, Hawaii Pacific Health, and numerous concerned individuals testified in support of this measure.  The Department of Education provided comments.

 

     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. 2387, S.D. 2, 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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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair