STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1013

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 260
                                        H.D. 2
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health and Human Services, to which was
referred H.B. No. 260, H.D. 2, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EARLY CHILDHOOD,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure, as received, is to establish an
early childhood education and care facilities revolving loan
fund, make appropriations relating to early childhood education
and care, and allow the Department of Human Services (DHS) to
develop early childhood education and care subsidy reimbursement
rates on a sliding scale.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Department of Human Services, Department of Health,
Department of Education, Good Beginnings Alliance, Childcare
Business Coalition, and one private citizen.

     Your Committee is committed to preventing child abuse before
it occurs and to improving the quality of life for children and
families who may be at-risk.  Your Committee finds that many
important services for child abuse and child development are
provided by private nonprofit entities.  If they did not provide
the services, the State would have to do so.  

     Accordingly, your Committee has amended this measure by
deleting its contents and inserting language from S.B. No. 175,
S.D. 3, from part XII to the end of the measure, which:

 
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     (1)  Establishes a child care facilities grant fund; and

     (2)  Makes unspecified appropriations for:

          (A)  Child subsidies to each county;

          (B)  Accreditation-mentor project for early childhood
               programs;

          (C)  Good Beginnings Alliance;

          (D)  Expansion of families for REAL to specified
               schools;

          (E)  Keiki/family interactive mobile units;

          (F)  Child care for parenting teens; and

          (G)  Financial assistance to individuals to attain a
               child development associate credential.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Health and Human Services that is attached to this
report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose
of H.B. No. 260, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that
it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B.
No. 260, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means.




                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Health and Human
                                   Services,



                                   ______________________________
                                   SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair

 
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