STAND. COM. REP. NO.  238-16

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

 

RE:   H.B. No. 2494

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.B. No. 2494 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to allow the Department of Education (DOE) to permit:

 

(1)  The self-administration of blood glucose monitoring by a student; and

 

(2)  DOE employees and agents to volunteer to administer blood glucose monitoring or to assist a student with blood glucose monitoring.

 

     The Department of Health, American Diabetes Association, and numerous individuals testified in support of this measure.  The DOE commented on this measure.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2494 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Education.


 

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

 

 

 

 

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DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair