Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

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. 486, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

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 support safe, structured learning environments and programs for children and youth during non-school hours.

This measure will support supervised programs for children and youth enrolled in school to help provide care before and after school.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by amending the fiscal year to 2006-2007 for the appropriations, making the non-school hour programs for kindergarten through twelfth grades, making the funding source general funds, changing the effective date to July 1, 2006, and by making technical, non-substantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

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. 486, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 486, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.