STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1205-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

RE:   S.B. No. 2803

      S.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 Human Services, to which was referred S.B. No. 2803, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CONTRACT PROPOSALS FOR CHILD CARE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to allow the Department of Human Services to accept contract proposals from organizations that are not yet licensed to operate a child care program at specific locations.  

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

     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 S.B. No. 2803, S.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Second Reading 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