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HI SB510

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/7/2017

Primary Sponsor

Rosalyn Baker

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Origin

Senate

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Formally establishes the Hawaii Keiki: Healthy and Ready to Learn program within the Department of Education to provide school-based health services in collaboration with the Department of Health, Department of Human Services, and University of Hawaii.

  • Creates a special fund (Hawaii Keiki special fund) within the state treasury to receive appropriations, federal grants, private donations, and federal reimbursements for program operations.

  • Exempts the Hawaii Keiki special fund from the 5% central service assessment fee that normally applies to state special funds.

  • Appropriates funds for fiscal years 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 to establish school health services coordinator positions in the Department of Health and Department of Human Services, and a one-time appropriation for an evidence-based vision screening tool.

  • Amends medication administration statute to allow advanced practice registered nurses to prescribe medication for school health aides and permits approval by the Hawaii Keiki program in addition to the Department of Health.

Legislative Description

Relating To School-based Health Services.

Appropriation ($)

Last Action

Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Aquino, DeCoite, Har, Ichiyama, C. Lee, Thielen excused (6).

3/24/2017

Committee Referrals

Finance3/24/2017
Education3/16/2017
Health3/9/2017
Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health2/17/2017
Education1/23/2017

Full Bill Text

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