CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 9

                            Honolulu, Hawaii
                                            , 2000

                            RE:   H.B. No. 2521
                                  S.D. 1
                                  C.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the
House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate
in H.B. No. 2521, S.D. 1, entitled:

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

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 bill is to:

     (1) Replace statutory requirements for documentation of
         immunizations, physicals, and tuberculosis examinations
         with administrative rules; and

     (2) Require the Department of Education (DOE) to be
         responsible for providing occupational and physical
         therapy services for exceptional children in the public
         schools.


 
 
 
 
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     Your Committee on Conference finds that the title of this
bill is not sufficient to embrace the provisions which transfer
responsibility for providing occupational and physical therapy to
exceptional children from the Department of Health to DOE.
Article III, section 14 of the State Constitution states that
"each law shall embrace but one subject, which shall be expressed
in its title".  As noted, the title of this bill is "Relating to
School Health Requirements".

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1) Deleting the requirement that DOE be responsible for
         providing occupational and physical therapy services for
         exceptional children in the public schools;

     (2) Effectuating this measure upon its approval, instead of
         July 1, 2020; and

     (3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes
         of clarity and style.

     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 H.B. No. 2521, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that
it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No.
2521, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the managers:

  ON THE PART OF THE SENATE          ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
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DAVID Y. IGE, Co-Chair             ALEXANDER C. SANTIAGO, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
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SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Co-Chair     KEN ITO, Co-Chair
                                   

 
 
 
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                                   BERTHA C. KAWAKAMI, Co-Chair