STAND. COM. REP. NO. 730-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: H.B. No. 2185

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Health & Human Services, to which was referred H.B. No. 2185, H.D. 1, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to improve health and academic outcomes for school-aged children by establishing positions within the Department of Education, Department of Health, and Department of Human Services to facilitate the establishment of oral, vision, and behavioral health screening and assessment programs within the Department of Education.

The Department of Education, Hawaii medical Service Association, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii State Teachers Association, Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, Hawaii Dental Association, Hawaii Pacific Health, and a few concerned individuals submitted testimony in support. The Department of Health, Department of Human Services, and Hawaii Primary Care Association provided comments.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Deleting the appropriations for school health services coordinator positions within the Department of Health and the Department of Human Services;

(2) Blanking out the appropriations;

(3) Changing the effective date to July 1, 3000, to encourage further discussion; and

(4) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of style, clarity, and consistency.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health & Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2185, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2185, H.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health & Human Services,

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JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair