Encourages the Department of Education to offer a basic swimming course in primary or secondary education.
The bill encourages the Department of Education to offer a basic swimming course at either primary or secondary education levels. It highlights Hawaii's high rate of drowning deaths, particularly among children, and the lack of financial resources for parents to provide swimming education. The bill references national water safety plans that suggest basic swimming skills training could reduce drowning deaths.
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