STAND. COM. REP. NO.  418-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

RE:   H.B. No. 2540

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred H.B. No. 2540 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FEES FOR CHILD CARE LICENSING AND REGISTRATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to ensure the safety and well-being of children cared for in group child care homes, group child care centers, and family child care homes by allowing the Department of Human Services to charge reasonable fees for licenses and certificates of registration for such facilities.  This measure also establishes a special fund to receive the fees.

The Department of Human Services supported this measure.  The Hawaii Association for the Education of Young Children supported the intent of this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2540, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2540, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Human Services,

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JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair