STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1339-18

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2018

 

RE:   S.B. No. 2211

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 2

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 2211, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CONCUSSIONS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to expand the scope of the Concussion Educational Program (Program) established by Act 197, Session Laws of Hawaii (SLH) 2012, as amended by Act 262, SLH 2016, to include middle- and elementary-school students and to appropriate funds for the continuation of the Program for these students.  

 

     Hawaii Psychological Association, Hawaii Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association, Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, and several individuals supported this measure.  The Department of Education and University of Hawaii College of Education provided comments.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Clarifying that the Program shall apply to school athletics beginning at grade 3 and to youth athletic activities with participating children of at least 8 years old; and

 

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity and style.

 

     Should your Committee on Finance hear this measure, your Committee respectfully requests that it consider appropriating $180,000 for fiscal year 2018-2019 for continuation of the Program, including for commercial advertising on concussion education and awareness to the public and for additional personnel for this expanded Program.

 

     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 S.B. No. 2211, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2211, S.D. 2, H.D. 2.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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JUSTIN H. WOODSON, Chair