STAND. COM. REP. NO.  277

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

 

RE:   H.B. No. 330

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 330, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COMPREHENSIVE SEXUALITY HEALTH EDUCATION,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to ensure the delivery of accurate sex education information by requiring any sexuality health education program that receives state funding to provide medically-accurate, factual, and age-appropriate information that includes education on abstinence, contraception, and methods of disease prevention.

 

     The Department of Education, Planned Parenthood of Hawaii, Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawaii, American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii, Hawaii State Democratic Women's Caucus, Hawaii Women's Political Caucus, Nursing Advocates & Mentors, Inc., Hawaii Youth Services Network, American Association of University Women, Hawaii Division, a member of the Board of Education, and several concerned individuals testified in support of this bill.  The Department of Health, Hawaii Family Forum, Roman Catholic Church in the State of Hawaii, and several concerned individuals opposed this measure. 


 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 330, H.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Education,

 

 

 

 

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ROY TAKUMI, Chair