Seattle high schools have little, if any, substance abuse prevention-intervention services. Federal dollars that used to fund Prevention-Intervention Specialists (PI) in our schools were eliminated a few years ago. Since then, high schools have had to rely on state funding which, in Seattle, now pays for two PIs for our entire district, and help from community agencies.
A bill (HB 2014) that was introduced to the Washington State legislature this spring would provide some additional funding for school-based prevention-intervention services and the state’s Community Mobilization program. HB 2014 (Concerning liquor license fees) is still pending a hearing in House Ways & Means. The bill would stop liquor license fees from expiring, increase the fees, and funnel that money toward youth substance abuse prevention and intervention activities in communities.
As legislators get down to budget business there will be added pressure to try and find new revenue that would help avert a number of harmful social service cuts. Now would be an excellent time to remind legislators about the June 30, 2011 sunset on various liquor license fees and the legislature’s ability to extend (and even modestly increase) those fees for prevention purposes! Absent a strong grass roots push for this bill there is not much political will to advance HB 2014 (given a general reluctance to pass fee legislation this session).
One of our NE Seattle representatives, Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney, is a member of the House Ways & Means Committee and you may email her about the need for substance abuse prevention-intervention services in our schools. (You will be able to email copies of your message to Rep. Frockt and Senator White, too.) If you do not live in NE Seattle, you may contact your Representative, instead.
Supporting information:
• Video of the powerful student testimony in support of the legislation may be viewed through the coalition’s blog.
• NE Seattle’s high school students use alcohol and marijuana at rates higher than the state average yet have little to no access to school-based drug/alcohol prevention-intervention services.
• Nathan Hale High School receives prevention-intervention services 1.5 days per week. Due to anticipated state funding changes, these services may be lost next school year.
• Roosevelt High School receives no prevention-intervention services.
• Prevention-intervention services provide students with the support they need to stop their drug use. Drug use is a barrier to learning. Parents also use school-based PI services for support and to access youth treatment services.
The lack of school-based drug and alcohol prevention-intervention services is becoming a nationwide problem.
Showing posts with label HB 2014. Show all posts
Showing posts with label HB 2014. Show all posts
Monday, May 16, 2011
Friday, March 25, 2011
Student testimony illustrates why school-based prevention & intervention services are needed
In NE Seattle, high school students have little to no access to school-based drug/alcohol prevention intervention services. Why are these services important? Check out what a Garfield High School student says during his testimony in favor of HB 2014. His testimony starts at about 19 minutes into the session. Testimony from students from another school district starts at about 44 minutes.
Thanks in part to student's testimony, HB 2014 passed the House State Government and Tribal Affairs Committee with a 7-4 vote! The bill moves on to the House Ways & Means Committee, yet to be scheduled. Northeast Seattle Representative Kenney is a member of this committee.
With a 10% increase in alcohol licensing fees, HB2014 would generate approximately $1.2 million in revenue to go towards preventing youth substance abuse and providing needed school-based intervention services. For more information, the Washington Association for Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention has created a HB2014 Fact Sheet.
Thanks in part to student's testimony, HB 2014 passed the House State Government and Tribal Affairs Committee with a 7-4 vote! The bill moves on to the House Ways & Means Committee, yet to be scheduled. Northeast Seattle Representative Kenney is a member of this committee.
With a 10% increase in alcohol licensing fees, HB2014 would generate approximately $1.2 million in revenue to go towards preventing youth substance abuse and providing needed school-based intervention services. For more information, the Washington Association for Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention has created a HB2014 Fact Sheet.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Youth substance abuse prevention legislation
From WASAVP:
The cumulative effects of recent Washington State legislation regarding alcohol promotion and advertising, coupled with the pre-existing pervasiveness of such marketing, must be considered from a youngster’s perspective. Many of these enactments permit a casual approach to alcohol use (just before driving a car and running errands, e.g.), others contribute to the overall normalization of alcohol use, and some allow promotions that will have an intended or unintended impact on youth.
2011 Legislation
SHB 1172 creates a pilot project for beer and wine tasting at farmers markets.
SSB 5788:
• Allows restaurants and hotels that sell spirits, beer and wine to sell beer in a sanitary container brought to the premises by the purchaser or furnished by the restaurant/hotel and filled at the tap at the time of sale (e.g., growlers).
• Allows special occasion licensees to pay for beer and wine immediately following the end of an event and allows wineries and breweries to pay reasonable special occasion table fees.
• Allows branded promotional items to include the logo of a professional sports team.
• Removes the 40 per year limit on nonclub, member-sponsored events by private club licensees.
SHB 1202 creates a pilot project for spirits sampling in state and contract liquor stores.
SSB 5156 creates a liquor license allowing VIP airport lounge operators to serve spirits, beer, and wine for on premises consumption.
HB 1244 allows a spirits, beer, and wine restaurant to sell beer in a sanitary container brought to the premises by the purchaser or furnished by the restaurant and filled at the tap by the restaurant at the time of sale (e.g., growlers).
2009-2010 Legislation
SSB 6329: A grocery store licensed to sell beer and/or wine may obtain an endorsement to offer beer and wine tasting.
ESHB 5110: Wedding boutiques and art galleries may offer one glass of wine or beer without charge to customers at least 21 years of age for on-premise consumption
EHB 2040:
• Permits financial interests between liquor manufacturers, distributors, and retailers under certain conditions.
• Allows liquor manufacturers and distributors to provide branded promotional items to retailers.
• Eliminates the mandatory 10 percent minimum mark-up for beer and wine manufacturers to charge distributors and for distributors to charge retailers.
SHB 1415: Allows the Legislative Gift Center to sell wine produced in Washington to persons 21 years of age or older for off-premises consumption.
2007-2008 Legislation
SHB 1047: Allows grocery stores licensed by the Liquor Control Board that have a snack bar license to sell confections with up to 10 percent alcohol to persons 21 or older.
SSB 5721: Allows a liquor manufacturer, importer, or distributor to enter into an arrangement with a sports/entertainment facility licensee or an affiliated business for brand advertising at the licensed facility or promoting events held at the facility.
Current legislation to support substance abuse prevention and intervention
HB 2014: The Washington Association for Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention is now asking the legislature to help balance this situation by replacing some of the cuts to community and school based prevention services that have been simultaneously imposed over this same time period, due to revenue shortfalls. In hopes of achieving this balance, HB 2012 has been introduced in the House Committee on State Government and Tribal Affairs.
The cumulative effects of recent Washington State legislation regarding alcohol promotion and advertising, coupled with the pre-existing pervasiveness of such marketing, must be considered from a youngster’s perspective. Many of these enactments permit a casual approach to alcohol use (just before driving a car and running errands, e.g.), others contribute to the overall normalization of alcohol use, and some allow promotions that will have an intended or unintended impact on youth.
2011 Legislation
SHB 1172 creates a pilot project for beer and wine tasting at farmers markets.
SSB 5788:
• Allows restaurants and hotels that sell spirits, beer and wine to sell beer in a sanitary container brought to the premises by the purchaser or furnished by the restaurant/hotel and filled at the tap at the time of sale (e.g., growlers).
• Allows special occasion licensees to pay for beer and wine immediately following the end of an event and allows wineries and breweries to pay reasonable special occasion table fees.
• Allows branded promotional items to include the logo of a professional sports team.
• Removes the 40 per year limit on nonclub, member-sponsored events by private club licensees.
SHB 1202 creates a pilot project for spirits sampling in state and contract liquor stores.
SSB 5156 creates a liquor license allowing VIP airport lounge operators to serve spirits, beer, and wine for on premises consumption.
HB 1244 allows a spirits, beer, and wine restaurant to sell beer in a sanitary container brought to the premises by the purchaser or furnished by the restaurant and filled at the tap by the restaurant at the time of sale (e.g., growlers).
2009-2010 Legislation
SSB 6329: A grocery store licensed to sell beer and/or wine may obtain an endorsement to offer beer and wine tasting.
ESHB 5110: Wedding boutiques and art galleries may offer one glass of wine or beer without charge to customers at least 21 years of age for on-premise consumption
EHB 2040:
• Permits financial interests between liquor manufacturers, distributors, and retailers under certain conditions.
• Allows liquor manufacturers and distributors to provide branded promotional items to retailers.
• Eliminates the mandatory 10 percent minimum mark-up for beer and wine manufacturers to charge distributors and for distributors to charge retailers.
SHB 1415: Allows the Legislative Gift Center to sell wine produced in Washington to persons 21 years of age or older for off-premises consumption.
2007-2008 Legislation
SHB 1047: Allows grocery stores licensed by the Liquor Control Board that have a snack bar license to sell confections with up to 10 percent alcohol to persons 21 or older.
SSB 5721: Allows a liquor manufacturer, importer, or distributor to enter into an arrangement with a sports/entertainment facility licensee or an affiliated business for brand advertising at the licensed facility or promoting events held at the facility.
Current legislation to support substance abuse prevention and intervention
HB 2014: The Washington Association for Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention is now asking the legislature to help balance this situation by replacing some of the cuts to community and school based prevention services that have been simultaneously imposed over this same time period, due to revenue shortfalls. In hopes of achieving this balance, HB 2012 has been introduced in the House Committee on State Government and Tribal Affairs.
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