STAND. COM. REP. NO. 674

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.B. No. 269
                                     




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Health and Education, to which was
referred H.B. No. 269 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PROVIDE
     ADDITIONAL STATEWIDE COMMUNITY-BASED GATEKEEPER TRAINING FOR
     TEEN SUICIDE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to appropriate $50,000 in
general funds to provide additional state community-based
gatekeeper training in five high school for 35 participants each.  

     The Department of Health and the Keiki Injury Prevention
Coalition testified in support of the measure. 

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
Committees on Health and Education that are attached to this
report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose
of H.B. No. 269 and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be
referred to the Committee on Finance.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committees on Health and
                                   Education,

                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
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KEN ITO, Chair                     ALEXANDER C. SANTIAGO, Chair