STAND. COM. REP. NO. 767-20

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2020

RE: H.B. No. 2149

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2020

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2149, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO INDIVIDUAL SPORTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require certain home-schooled, high school-age students the opportunity to participate as unattached competitors in individual sports available to the public school that the student would otherwise be required to attend.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii Health and Harm Reduction Center and twelve individuals. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Education, Department of Health, Hawaii Immunization Coalition, and five individuals.

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 H.B. No. 2149, 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