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:
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 Act.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of education for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.
Report Title:
Education; Physical Examination; Appropriation
Description:
Requires children to undergo a physical examination prior to attending seventh grade beginning with the 2015-2016 school year. Makes an appropriation to the Department of Education. Effective July 1, 2050. (SB2235 HD1)
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