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HI HB2185

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/24/2018

Primary Sponsor

Della au Belatti

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Origin

House of Representatives

2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes a school health services coordinator position within the Department of Education to coordinate school-based health services statewide.

  • Appropriates funds for fiscal year 2018-2019 to develop evidence-based vision screening and eye assessment programs for pre-kindergarten through grade 12 students.

  • Appropriates funds for fiscal year 2018-2019 to develop evidence-based oral screening and assessment programs for pre-kindergarten through grade 12 students, addressing Hawaii's high rate of tooth decay (71% of third graders affected).

  • Appropriates funds for fiscal year 2018-2019 to develop evidence-based behavioral health screening and assessment programs for pre-kindergarten through grade 12 students.

  • Takes effect on July 1, 3000.

Legislative Description

Relating To School Based Health.

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) DeCoite, Ing, Nakamura, Onishi, Woodson excused (5).

2/16/2018

Committee Referrals

Finance2/16/2018
Health & Human Services2/5/2018
Education1/26/2018

Full Bill Text

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