Requires Child Care Development Block Grant funds to be appropriated by the Legislature and requires the Governor's plan for expenditure of Child Care Development Block Grant funds to be approved by the Legislature. (HB2257 HD1)

A BILL FOR AN ACT

SECTION 1. Chapter 346, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§346- Expenditure of child care development block grant funds. (a) Any funds received by the State from the United States Department of Health and Human Services under the child care development block grant program shall be subject to appropriation by the legislature and shall not be expended by the department without a legislative appropriation.

(b) The governor may authorize the department to receive any other federal funds related to the child care development block grant program that may become available when the legislature is not in session.

(c) No later than thirty days before the convening of each regular session, the department shall submit to the legislature:

(c) In undertaking its responsibilities under this section, each house of the legislature shall refer all matters to all relevant standing committees."

SECTION 2. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun, before its effective date.

SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2099.