Report Title:

Child Safety; Bicycle Education

 

Description:

Appropriates funds to conduct bicycle education classes for fourth grade students in Hawaii. (SD1)

 

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

843

TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2001

S.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

RELATING TO BICYCLE EDUCATION.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. The legislature recognizes that protection of our keiki is a top priority and that most children ride bicycles both for pleasure and for transportation. Yet rarely do our children receive proper instruction regarding safe riding techniques, which can lead to accidents. Not only are bicycle accidents costly in terms of health care provision, they also disrupt families and can cause irreparable injury and death to our children.

The purpose of this Act is to appropriate funds to provide bicycle education classes to the youth of Hawaii.

SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $          , or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2001-2002, and the sum of $          , or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2002-2003, to provide bicycle education classes to every fourth grade student in the State of Hawaii.

SECTION 3. The sums appropriated shall be expended by the department of education for the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2001.