STAND. COM. REP. NO.  875-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

RE:   H.B. No. 2540

      H.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2540, H.D. 1, 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.  Specifically this measure:

     (1)  Allows the Department of Human Services to charge reasonable fees for licenses and certificates of registration for group child care homes, group child care centers, and family child care homes; and

     (2)  Establishes the Child Care Licensing and Registration Special Fund to receive these fees.

The Department of Human Services testified in support of this measure.  The Childcare Business Coalition of Hawaii testified in opposition to this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to July 1, 2030, to encourage further discussion.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2540, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2540, H.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair