Bill Text: HI HCR159 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: DOE Assist Schools to Establish Walk + Bike School Bus Programs

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-30 - (H) Re-referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 57 [HCR159 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2010-HCR159-Introduced.html

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.C.R. NO.	159
TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2010
STATE OF HAWAII

HOUSE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

 

requesting the Department of Education to assist schools to establish Walk + Bike School Bus programs statewide.

 

 

 

     WHEREAS, a Walk + Bike School Bus is a group of students supervised by adult parents or volunteers who walk, bike, scooter, skateboard, rollerblade, wheelchair or even unicycle to and from school; and

 

     WHEREAS, a Walk + Bike School Bus is an alternative transportation option for getting children to and from school in a safe and physically active manner; and

 

     WHEREAS, the Walk + Bike School Bus travels along a predetermined route with bus stops predetermined by the group and tailored to each neighborhood situation, picking up participants along the way;

 

     WHEREAS, the children walk in pairs and wear safety vests for visibility.  Ideally there is a "driver" who leads the Walk + Bike School Bus and a "conductor" at the rear.  The larger the Bus, the more volunteers are needed.  A common ratio is four to eight children per adult; and

 

WHEREAS, a Walk + Bike School Bus can operate as many days a week as there are parents or volunteers who are willing to lead it and is free for everyone to use as a safe means to travel to and from school; and

 

     WHEREAS, a Walk + Bike School Bus promotes physical activity, reduces traffic congestion and air pollution, improves traffic safety, and strengthens communities; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-fifth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2010, the Senate concurring, that the Department of Education is requested to assist schools to establish Walk + Bike School Bus programs statewide; and

 

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

 

 

 

	OFFERED BY:	_____________________________

Report Title: 

DOE Assist Schools to Establish Walk + Bike School Bus Programs