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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES             H.R. NO.              H.D. 1
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2000                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                     HOUSE  RESOLUTION
REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO IDENTIFY FUNDING
   SOURCES FOR THE EXPANSION OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND
   CARE SERVICES.



 1       WHEREAS, recent research reveals that infants' brains
 2   develop earlier and more rapidly than previously understood and
 3   that the early years of a child are the most crucial in the
 4   child's cognitive, emotional, social, and physical development;
 5   and
 6   
 7       WHEREAS, significant numbers of young children would
 8   greatly benefit if additional resources were found for the
 9   expansion of early childhood education and care services; and 
10   
11       WHEREAS, there are considerable sources of private and
12   federal funding available for the expansion of early childhood
13   education and care services that are untapped due to lack of
14   information of these sources; and 
15   
16       WHEREAS, the Good Beginnings Alliance (GBA), was
17   established by Act 77, Session Laws of Hawaii 1997, as a
18   public-private partnership dedicated to developing quality
19   early childhood education and care; and
20   
21       WHEREAS, the GBA has, among its many efforts, identified
22   potential funding sources for expanding early childhood
23   education and care services; now, therefore, 
24   
25       BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the
26   Twentieth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session
27   of 2000, that the Legislative Reference Bureau (LRB) is
28   requested to research and develop a comprehensive matrix of
29   public and private funding sources available for early
30   childhood education and care services; and
31   
32       BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that LRB identify current funding
33   streams and untapped moneys available from both federal and
34   private philanthropic sources; and

 
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 1       BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the matrix be organized to
 2   include the following components:
 3   
 4       (1)   Program area, such as, health, mental health, or
 5             early intervention;
 6   
 7       (2)   Purpose of the funds, such as the funding focus or
 8             the identified target group;
 9   
10       (3)   Eligibility guidelines;
11   
12       (4)   Requirements for matching funds; and
13   
14       (5)   Application information, including contact name,
15             address, and telephone number; the amount available;
16             and deadlines;
17   and
18   
19       BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the LRB consult with:
20   
21       (1)   State agencies, including:
22   
23             (A)  The Department of Human Services;
24   
25             (B)  The Department of Health;
26   
27             (C)  The Department of Labor and Industrial
28                  Relations; and
29   
30             (D)  The Department of Education;
31   
32             and
33   
34       (2)   Private sector organizations, such as GBA and the
35             Hawaii Association for the Education of Young
36             Children (HAEYC);
37   
38       and
39   
40       BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the LRB is requested to report
41   its findings and distribute the matrix to the Legislature no
42   later than twenty days before the convening of the Regular
43   Session of 2001; and

 
 
 
 
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 1       BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this
 2   Resolution be transmitted to the Acting Director of LRB, the
 3   Directors of Human Services, Health, and Labor and Industrial
 4   Relations, the Superintendent of Education, and the Executive
 5   Directors of GBA and HAEYC.