Bill Text: HI SB2235 | 2014 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Education; Physical Examination; Appropriation ($)
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-03-21 - Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Carroll, Fale, Hanohano, Har, Jordan voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Tokioka, Ward, Yamane excused (3). [SB2235 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2014-SB2235-Amended.html
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THE SENATE |
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TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2014 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
PART I
SECTION 1. Section 302A-1159, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§302A-1159 Physical examination required. (a) Beginning with the 2015-2016 school year, no child shall attend seventh grade unless the child presents to the appropriate school official written documentation from a licensed physician or advanced practice registered nurse showing completion of the required physical examination performed within twelve months before the date of attendance.
(b) No child shall [be
admitted to] attend any school for the first time in the State
unless the child presents to the appropriate school official a report from a
licensed physician or advanced practice registered nurse of the results of a
physical examination performed within a year of the date of [entry into]
attendance at school. A child may [enter] attend school
provisionally upon submitting written documentation from a licensed physician,
advanced practice registered nurse, or other authorized representative of the
department of health stating that the child is in the process of undergoing a
physical examination. Further documentation showing that the required physical
examination has been completed shall be submitted to the appropriate school
official no later than three months after the child first [entered] attends
the school."
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 2014-2015 to the department of education to carry out the purposes of this part.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of education for the purposes of this part.
PART II
SECTION 3. (a) The board of education shall establish a pilot program in one complex area of the board's choosing, under which no child shall attend seventh grade unless the child presents to the appropriate school official a report from a licensed physician or advanced practice registered nurse of the results of a physical examination performed within six months of the first date of attendance.
(b) Commencing at the end of the students' sixth grade year, the pilot program shall educate parents and students on the:
(1) Physical examination requirements for seventh grade;
(2) Provider options; and
(3) Wellness visits and screenings as a health insurance covered benefit under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Community stakeholders, including providers and health insurance plans, may assist with the implementation of the sixth grade educational component of the pilot program.
(c) The board of education shall allow a child to attend school provisionally upon submitting written documentation from a licensed physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or other authorized representative of the department of health stating that the child is in the process of undergoing a physical examination required by the pilot program. If a child is permitted to attend school provisionally, the board of education shall require that further documentation showing that the required physical examination has been completed be submitted to the appropriate school official no later than three months after the date of attendance.
(d) The pilot program shall begin with the 2015-2016 school year.
(e) The board of education shall submit a report of its findings, recommendations, and proposed legislation, if any, to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2016.
SECTION 4. 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 2014-2015 to the department of education to carry out the purposes of this part.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of education for the purposes of this part.
PART III
SECTION 5. (a) The department of health shall establish, or enter into partnerships or agreements to administer, a school-based dental sealant program in a high-need demonstration school to provide sealants to high-risk students with susceptible permanent molar teeth.
(b) The department of health shall consult with the department of education; department of human services, med-QUEST division; federally qualified health centers; community health centers; and members of the oral health community in establishing and administering the program. A needs assessment shall be conducted to determine what area of the State would best serve as the location of the demonstration school. The needs assessment may include considerations related to geographic area; target population, including income level and school grade; and the number of students eligible for the program.
(c) The department of health shall establish a plan for a statewide school-based dental sealant program and submit applications for any federal funds that may be available for the program.
(d) The department of health shall submit a report to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2015. The report shall detail the department's efforts to prioritize prevention of tooth decay among the State's children, including:
(1) Progress in implementing the school-based dental sealant program at the demonstration school;
(2) Strategies and goals associated with implementing a statewide school-based dental sealant program;
(3) Steps taken to secure funding and sustainability of the statewide school-based dental sealant program;
(4) The department's plan to meet the United States Department of Health and Human Services' Healthy People 2020 oral health objective OH-12, which calls for 28.1 per cent of the State's six-year-old to nine-year-old children to have sealants on their permanent molar teeth; and
(5) Any recommendations, including proposed legislation, needed to implement the statewide school-based dental sealant program.
SECTION 6. 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 2014-2015 for the department of health to establish, or enter into partnerships or agreements to administer, a school-based dental sealant program in a high-need demonstration school, including plans to implement the program on a statewide level.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of health for the purposes of this part.
PART IV
SECTION 7. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 8. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050; provided that sections 2, 4, and 6 shall take effect on July 1, 2014.
Report Title:
Education; Physical Examination; Appropriation
Description:
Requires physical examination within 12 months before attending seventh grade, beginning with the 2015-2016 school year. Requires the Board of Education to establish a pilot program in one complex area requiring a physical examination within 6 months before attending seventh grade, unless the child presents appropriate documentation. Requires the Department of Health to establish, or enter into partnerships or agreements to administer, a school-based dental sealant program in a high-need demonstration school to provide sealants to high-risk students with susceptible permanent molar teeth. Appropriates funds. Effective July 1, 2050. (SB2235 HD2)
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