STAND. COM. REP. 1289
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2003
RE: H.C.R. No. 154
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2003
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 154 entitled:
"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO RESEARCH OPTIONS FOR ESTABLISHING A DEDICATED FUNDING MECHANISM TO IMPLEMENT THE PUBLIC PURPOSE AND RESPONSIBILITIES AS SPECIFIED IN ACT 77, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 1997, RELATING TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to request the Legislative Reference Bureau to research options for establishing a dedicated funding mechanism to implement the public purpose and responsibilities as specified in Act 77, Session Laws of Hawaii 1997, relating to early childhood education and care.
Your Committee received testimony from the Good Beginnings Alliance and the Department of Education in support of this measure. The Legislative Reference Bureau submitted comments.
Your Committee finds that Act 77, Session Laws of Hawaii 1997, authorized a nonprofit corporation to receive public funds to implement its purpose of coordinating early childhood education and care services among the state agencies. However, the operation of the nonprofit corporation needs to be funded and supported partly by annual requests for public funding from the Legislature. Your Committee finds that a dedicated mechanism of providing public funding for the nonprofit corporation's operation is necessary.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 154 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Education,
____________________________ ROY M. TAKUMI, Chair |
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