REPORT TITLE:
Athletics


DESCRIPTION:
Restores funding to the athletic programs of existing public high
schools whose funding was taken away to fund the athletic
programs of new high schools.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                H.B. NO.           
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 1999                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                   A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR ATHLETICS.



BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 1      SECTION 1.  The legislature finds that physical education is
 
 2 an integral part of any comprehensive education program.  As
 
 3 such, funding for an athletic program when a new school is opened
 
 4 is critical for the school and its community.  In the past
 
 5 several years, there have been no allocations for athletic
 
 6 programs for new schools, and as a result a portion of the
 
 7 funding that was allocated to all existing public high school
 
 8 athletic programs was taken away to fund the athletic programs of
 
 9 new high schools.  Each existing high school in the state lost
 
10 approximately $10,000 from their athletic program, which meant
 
11 losing coaching positions, transportation, equipment, and
 
12 supplies.
 
13      The purpose of this Act is to restore funding to the
 
14 athletic programs of existing public high schools whose funding
 
15 was taken away to fund the athletic programs of new high schools.
 
16      SECTION 2.  There is appropriated out of the general
 
17 revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $        or so much
 
18 thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 1999-2000 and the sum
 
19 of $        or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal
 
20 year 2000-2001 for athletics.
 

 
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 1      SECTION 3.  The sums appropriated shall be expended by the
 
 2 department of education for the purposes of this Act.
 
 3      SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 1999.
 
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 5                           INTRODUCED BY:  _______________________