STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1124-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.C.R. No. 101
                                     




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

Sir:

     Your Committees on Health and Education, to which was
referred H.C.R. No. 101 entitled: 

     "HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENTS OF
     HEALTH AND EDUCATION TO ASSESS THE PREVALENCE OF HEAD LICE
     AND THE CURRENT USE OF CHEMICAL TREATMENT FOR HEAD LICE IN
     HAWAII'S SCHOOLS,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to address the
problem of head lice, or "uku," in Hawaii's schools by requesting
the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Education
(DOE) to:

     (1)  Assess the prevalence of head lice and the current use
          of chemical treatment for head lice in Hawaii's
          schools;

     (2)  Develop and implement a comprehensive, statewide "Uku
          Eradication Program"; and

     (3)  Submit a report of their actions pursuant to this
          concurrent resolution to the Legislature no later than
          twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular
          Session of 2001.

     DOH submitted testimony that it does not support this
measure because chemical treatment for head lice is not used in
any of the DOE schools.  Furthermore, DOH believes that the
method of treatment families use to treat identified head lice is
a matter of family choice.


 
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     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 concur with the intent and purpose of
H.C.R. No. 101 and recommend that it be referred to the Committee
on Finance.

                                   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