STAND. COM. REP. NO.841
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2001
RE: H.B. No. 118
H.D. 3
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2001
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 118, H.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FAMILY CHILD CARE,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to make amendments to the family child care home law by:
(1) Requiring that as of July 2, 2001, operators of a child care homes located in a townhouse project, give written notice to the association of their intent to commence operation;
(2) Requiring operators of family child care homes to assume the responsibility for physical modifications to both the unit and the common areas, that are readily achievable, and would allow full participation by a child or parent with a physical disability;
(3) Requiring that the waiver signed by the parent, guardian, and caretaker of the child, need not be notarized;
(4) Requiring operators of family child care homes to obtain a liability insurance policy not to exceed $1,000,000 in coverage per provider;
(5) Changing the repeal date to June 30, 2005; and
(6) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and style.
The Hawaii Association for the Education of Young Children, Good Beginnings Alliance, and numerous concerned individuals testified in support of this bill. The Department of Human Services, Communications Association Institute Hawaii Chapter, and People Attentive to Children supported the intent of this bill. The Hawaii Association of Realtors, Institute of Real Estate Management, and Hawaii Council of Associations of Apartment Owners commented on this bill.
Your Committee has amended this bill by:
(1) Providing that any declaration, bylaw, or house rule of a condominium project or planned community that prohibits or limits the use of the apartment unit for family child care purposes shall be invalid; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 118, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 118, H.D. 3.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair |
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