THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2800
TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2012		S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII		H.D. 1

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FROM CHILD CARE LICENSING.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

     SECTION 1.  Section 346-152, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

     "(a)  Nothing in this part shall be construed to include:

     (1)  A person caring for children related to the caregiver by blood, marriage, or adoption;

     (2)  A person, group of persons, or facility caring for a child less than six hours a week;

     (3)  A kindergarten, school, or child care program licensed by the department of education[;], the charter school review panel, the Hawaii council of private schools, or any federal agency;

     (4)  A program that provides exclusively for a specialized training or skill development for children, including but not limited to programs providing activities such as athletic sports, foreign language, the Hawaiian language, dance, drama, music, or martial arts;

     (5)  A multiservice organization or community association, duly incorporated under the laws of the State that operates for the purpose of promoting recreation, health, safety, or social group functions for eligible pupils in public and private schools through seventeen years of age;

     (6)  Programs for children four years of age and older that operate for no more than two consecutive calendar weeks in a three-month period;

     (7)  A provider agency operating or managing a homeless facility or any other program for homeless persons authorized under part XVII;

     (8)  After-school, weekend, and summer recess programs conducted by the department of education pursuant to section 302A-408;

     (9)  Child care programs [for children five years of age and older] conducted by counties pursuant to section 302A-408; provided that each county adopts rules for its programs;

    (10)  Any person who enters a home in a child caring capacity and only cares for children who are of that household; and

    (11)  A person caring for two or fewer children unrelated to the caregiver by blood, marriage, or adoption."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2030.

Report Title:

Child Care Licensing; Exemptions

Description:

Adds exemptions for any kindergarten, school, or program licensed by the Charter School Review Panel, the Hawaii Council of Private Schools, or any federal agency and certain child care programs conducted by the counties from child care licensing by the Department of Human Services.  Effective July 1, 2030.  (SB2800 HD1)

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