Report Title:

Substance Abuse Appropriation

Description:

Appropriates $90,000 in FY 2004-2005 for substance abuse treatment, counseling, and intervention services in the teen care program at Mililani middle school.

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2013

TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2004

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR DRUG TREATMENT, COUNSELING, AND INTERVENTION SERVICES AT mililani middle SCHOOL.

 

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

SECTION 1. The purpose of this Act is to appropriate moneys to the department of health to provide substance abuse treatment, counseling, and intervention services to certain substance-abusing children and adolescents at Mililani middle school, based on the successful program at King intermediate school.

SECTION 2. There exists a critical need for drug treatment, counseling, and intervention services at the intermediate school level. There has been an increase in the number of students who have been identified or suspended for substance-related issues.

Substance abuse is a problem in our high schools and many substance abuse treatment, counseling, and intervention programs are run under the teen care program. The site at Castle high school, for which King intermediate school is a feeder school, has also seen an increase of substance-abusing ninth graders. Experts agree that treatment, counseling, and intervention is more effective when provided at a younger age or at the onset of substance use.

SECTION 3. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $90,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2004-2005, for drug treatment, counseling, and intervention services in the teen care program provided to certain substance-abusing children and adolescents at Mililani middle school.

SECTION 4. The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of health for the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2004.

INTRODUCED BY:

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