Bill Text: HI SCR32 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Education; Cheerleading; Report

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-03-16 - (S) The committee on EDU deferred the measure. [SCR32 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2012-SCR32-Introduced.html

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THE SENATE	S.C.R. NO.	32
TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2012
STATE OF HAWAII

SENATE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

 

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH A TASK FORCE ON CHEERLEADING TO DETERMINE IF CHEERLEADING SHOULD BE classified as AN INTERSCHOLASTIC SPORT in public school athletic programs.

 

 

     WHEREAS, athletic activity promotes physical health, mental alertness, and encourages involvement in school; and

 

     WHEREAS, the effort and time contributed by school cheerleaders is substantially similar to that of other students who participate in officially recognized interscholastic sports; and

 

     WHEREAS, due to its ongoing nature, cheerleading often requires more time and activity than seasonal sports; and

 

     WHEREAS, the training, skills, and practice sessions of cheerleaders are as demanding and active as sports that are officially recognized, and require the same vigor, stamina, flexibility, and strength; and

 

     WHEREAS, classifying cheerleading as an interscholastic sport would acknowledge the similarities of the characteristics, abilities, and efforts that cheerleaders share with participants in other school sports, and would provide more opportunities for these dedicated student-athletes, who give their time and efforts for the benefit of their schools as cheerleaders; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twenty-sixth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2012, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Department of Education is requested to establish a task force on cheerleading to determine if cheerleading should be classified as an interscholastic sport in public school athletic programs; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force consist of the following members:

 

     (1)  Three members who are cheerleading coaches, appointed by the Governor;

 

     (2)  Two members who represent public high school athletic departments, appointed by the Superintendent of Education;

 

     (3)  One member appointed by the President of the Senate; and

 

     (4)  One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force assess the appropriateness, feasibility, and impact of classifying cheerleading as an interscholastic sport in public school athletic programs, including any insurance and budgetary requirements; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if cheerleading as an interscholastic sport is deemed appropriate, the task force is requested to create an implementation plan for the Department of Education for the inclusion of cheerleading as an interscholastic sport; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force submit a final report of its findings and recommendations to the Legislature no later than June 30, 2013, and that the task force cease to exist on June 30, 2013; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Superintendent of Education and the Chairperson of the Board of Education.

 

 

 

	OFFERED BY:	_____________________________

Report Title: 

Education; Cheerleading; Report