STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1099

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   S.B. No. 720

      S.D. 1

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred S.B. No. 720, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE CONCUSSION PROGRAM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to the Department of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Science of the University of Hawaii for the development and implementation of concussion monitoring and educational programs for school athletics and youth sports, including an awareness program and concussion testing of high school student athletes.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Education.  The University of Hawaii submitted comments.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to July 1, 2070, to encourage further discussion.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 720, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 720, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Education.

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

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DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair