CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 115

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: S.B. No. 1816

S.D. 2

H.D. 2

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 1816, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO STUDENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE ASSESSMENT REFERRALS,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to reduce substance abuse among students by:

(1) Clarifying student drug abuse assessment referrals;

(2) Specifying that follow-up counseling and other student services must be provided to a child who has been assessed for a school substance abuse violation as not needing treatment for substance abuse or dependency;

(3) Establishing a task force to study the process by which students are referred for substance abuse assessment and treatment; and

(4) Appropriating funds for referrals for student substance abuse or dependency assessments.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Deleting the appropriation of funds for referrals for student substance abuse or dependency assessments;

(2) Replacing subsection 302A-1134.6(f), Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), in its entirety with language that:

(A) Permits a child who is subject to the Department of Education's (DOE) disciplinary rules to be allowed to return to school earlier upon evidence that the child has completed a substance abuse assessment and is progressing toward clinical discharge from any substance abuse treatment or substance abuse counseling recommended by the assessment; and

(B) Permits a child who, according to the substance abuse assessment, does not need substance abuse treatment or counseling to return to school earlier if the child provides a certified copy of the assessment and the child's parent or legal guardian consents to the child receiving follow-up counseling or other student support services; and

(3) Making the measure effective upon its approval; provided that the measure will sunset on June 30, 2006, and subsection 302A-1134.6(f), HRS, shall be reenacted in the form in which it read on the day before the approval of the measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1816, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1816, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

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BLAKE K. OSHIRO, Co-Chair

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NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair

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ROY TAKUMI, Co-Chair

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ROSALYN H. BAKER, Co-Chair

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BERTHA C. KAWAKAMI, Co-Chair

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair