STAND. COM. REP. NO. 382
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2005
RE: H.B. No. 222
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2005
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committees on Education and Human Services, to which was referred H.B. No. 222 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PRESCHOOLS OPEN DOORS PROGRAM,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to encourage positive healthy learning experiences for young children by appropriating funds to:
(1) Increase the number of child care subsidies available through the preschools open doors program;
(2) Pay for administrative expenses; and
(3) Provide parent workshops to recipients of child care subsidies in each country.
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Good Beginnings Alliance, Atherton Family Foundation, KCAA Pre-Schools of Hawaii, Waianae Coast Early Childhood Services, Inc., Hawaii Association for the Education of Young Children, Waikiki Community Center, and several concerned individuals testified in support of this bill. The Department of Human Services testified in support of the bill's intent. A concerned individual commented on the measure.
As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Education and Human Services that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 222 and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Education and Human Services,
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____________________________ ALEX M. SONSON, Chair |
____________________________ ROY TAKUMI, Chair |
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