CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: S.B. No. 1018

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 1018, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to improve the efficiency of the administration of private preschools by exempting private preschools and their programs that are part of a licensed elementary school from the licensing requirements imposed by the Department of Human Services (DHS).

Many independent and private preschools are either accredited or licensed by the Hawaii Association for Independent Schools, the Hawaii Council of Private Schools, or other accrediting or licensing bodies, and are also licensed by the DHS. A single licensing or accreditation program would be appealing, more efficient, and less bureaucratic when a private preschool and its programs are part of a licensed elementary school.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure on the recommendation of the Attorney General by:

(1) Deleting the statutory exemption from the child care facilities law;

(2) Deleting references to a memorandum of understanding;

(3) Clarifying that the duty of the task force is to develop recommendations;

(4) Requiring the task force to report its findings and recommendations to the DHS; and

(5) Specifying that the task force report serve as a basis for legislation or administrative rule amendments by the DHS.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1018, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1018, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ Roy Takumi, Co-Chair		____________________________ Suzanne Chun Oakland, Chair
____________________________ Alex M. Sonson, Co-Chair		____________________________ Norman Sakamoto, Co-Chair