THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2013

 

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Senator Jill N. Tokuda, Chair

Senator Michelle N. Kidani, Vice Chair

 

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Senator Josh Green, Chair

Senator Rosalyn H. Baker, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Friday, February 08, 2013

TIME:

1:15 PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 414

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

SB 240

Status & Testimony

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Requires the department of health, in consultation with the University of Hawaii school of nursing and dental hygiene, to provide training and clinical direction to school health aides.  Repeals section 302A‑708, HRS, which requires the department of education to provide career pathways development and training opportunities to school health aides in the department's school health services field.

 

EDU/HTH, WAM

SB 241

Status & Testimony

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Allows department of education employees and agents to volunteer to administer epinephrine to a student in anaphylactic shock.  Requires the department of health to provide proper instruction and training to every employee or agent who volunteers to administer glucagon and epinephrine.  Requires a student's parent or guardian to supply injectable epinephrine supplies to administer the epinephrine.

 

EDU/HTH, WAM

SB 609

Status & Testimony

RELATING TO SCHOOL MEALS.

Requires the department of education, in collaboration with the department of health, to develop nutritionally-sound public school menu plans that give students the option of a vegetarian entrée as part of a school lunch meal at least once a week.  Requires a report to the legislature.

 

EDU/HTH, WAM

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

Click here to submit testimony to the Senate Committee on Education.

 

Testimony may be submitted up to 24 hours prior to the start of the hearing.

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FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

 

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Senator Josh Green, M.D.

Chair

 

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Senator Jill Tokuda

Chair