Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Education and Military Affairs and Human Services, to which was referred S.B. No. 3101 entitled:

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to implement the recommendations of the temporary early childhood education task force relating to the establishment of an early learning authority and board, early learning community councils, and a workforce and professional development institute.

Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from the Departments of Education and Human Services, the Good Beginnings Alliance, Hawaii Family Support Institute, Childcare Business Coalition, Hawaii Association for the Education of Young Children, Hawaii Educational Policy Center, Keiki O Ka Aina Family Learning Centers, The League of Women Voters of Hawaii, and nine individuals.

Your Committees find that although the suggestion was considered to have the temporary early education task force appoint the membership of the early learning authority board of directors, under the separation of powers doctrine, this power is reserved for the governor. Instead, the measure provides that the governor will appoint the board membership from a list of nominees submitted by the task force.

Your Committees have amended this measure by incorporating suggestions made by the Good Beginnings Alliance and a member of the temporary early childhood education task force to:

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Education and Military Affairs and Human Services that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3101, as amended herein, and recommend that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3101, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.