Bill Text: HI SCR168 | 2018 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Urging The Department Of Education To Implement Ocean And Water Safety Education Programs For Elementary School Students.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-04-10 - Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 53 [SCR168 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2018-SCR168-Amended.html

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THE SENATE	S.C.R. NO.	168
TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018		S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

SENATE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

 

URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO IMPLEMENT OCEAN AND WATER SAFETY EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS.

 

 

     WHEREAS, Hawaii has seen a recent spike in ocean drownings; and

 

     WHEREAS, residents and visitors lack sufficient ocean and water safety education; and

 

     WHEREAS, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that from 2005 to 2014, there were an average of 3,536 fatal unintentional drownings, non-boating related, annually in the United States; and

 

     WHEREAS, one in five people who die from drowning are children fourteen years of age and younger; and

 

     WHEREAS, school districts in other states have included swimming lessons and ocean safety education into their physical education classes; and

 

     WHEREAS, ocean and water safety awareness at a young age is a key factor in drowning prevention; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twenty-ninth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2018, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Department of Education is urged to implement ocean and water safety education programs for elementary school students; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the ocean and water safety education programs may be addressed in schools through partnerships with external organizations or other departments; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the ocean and water safety curriculum is requested to include, at a minimum:

 

     (1)  Rip current awareness;

 

     (2)  Ocean safety tips; and

 

     (3)  Proper swimming techniques; and

 

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

Report Title: 

Ocean and Water Safety Education Programs; Department of Education