Bill Text: HI HCR24 | 2013 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: National Physical Education Guidelines; Public Schools

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-13 - Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Mizuno excused (1). [HCR24 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2013-HCR24-Amended.html

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STAND. COM. REP. NO.  934

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

 

RE:   H.C.R. No. 24

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 24 entitled:

 

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF KINESIOLOGY AND REHABILITATION SCIENCE, IN COOPERATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, CONDUCT A STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL PHYSICAL EDUCATION GUIDELINES IN HAWAII'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to support wellness and healthy habits and enhance physical education in public schools by requesting the University of Hawaii Department of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Science, in cooperation with the Department of Education and the Department of Health, to conduct a study assessing the feasibility of adopting the National Association for Sport and Physical Education physical education guidelines for elementary and middle schools in the State.

 

     Hawaii Pacific Health, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Heart Association, and two individuals supported this measure.  The University of Hawaii College of Education, including the Physical Education Teacher Education faculty, supported the intent of this measure.  The Department of Health commented on this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

(1)  Amending its title for clarification:  "REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF KINESIOLOGY AND REHABILITATION SCIENCE, IN COOPERATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, TO CONDUCT A STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL PHYSICAL EDUCATION GUIDELINES IN HAWAII'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS"; and

 

(2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 24, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 24, H.D. 1.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Health,

 

 

		____________________________ DELLA AU BELATTI, Chair