STAND. COM. REP. 985
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2003
RE: S.B. No. 974
S.D. 1
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2003
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committees on Human Services and Housing and Health, to which was referred S.B. No. 974, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PRESCHOOL OPEN DOORS PROGRAM,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to support early childhood development and placement of children in quality child care settings by appropriating funds to:
(1) Increase the number of child care subsidies provided through the Preschool Open Doors Program (Program);
(2) Pay administrative expenses of the Program; and
(3) Provide parent workshops to recipients of child care subsidies in each county.
The Hawaii Association for the Education of Young Children and Good Beginnings Alliance supported this bill. The Department of Education supported the intent of this bill. The Department of Human Services offered comments.
Your Committees have amended this measure by:
(1) Changing the appropriation amount to $1 to promote further discussion; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of style and clarity.
As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Human Services and Housing and Health that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 974, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommend that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 974, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Human Services and Housing and Health,
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____________________________ DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Chair |
____________________________ MICHAEL PUAMAMO KAHIKINA, Chair |
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