STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1515

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

RE:   S.B. No. 841

      S.D. 2

      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 Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 841, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SCHOOL HEALTH,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to improve the delivery of school health services by tasking the Department of Education and Department of Health with jointly convening an interagency working group to create a comprehensive school health program.

The University of Hawaii at Mānoa School of Nursing, Hawaii Primary Care Association, Community Children's Council of Hawaii, and Hawaii Public Health Institute provided testimony in support of this measure.  The Department of Education and Department of Health 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. 841, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, 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