STAND. COM. REP. NO.  29

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   H.B. No. 875

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred H.B. No. 875 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FROM CHILD CARE LICENSING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to exempt a child care program from licensing by the Department of Human Services if the child care program is licensed or certified by:

     (1)  The United States Department of Defense and located on federal property; or

     (2)  The Hawaii Council of Private Schools and the Department of Human Services determines that the applicable licensing standards meet or exceed the Department of Human Services' standards.

     This measure also repeals licensing exemptions for child care programs licensed by the Charter School Review Panel and other federal agencies.

The Department of Human Services and the Executive Office on Early Learning testified in support of this measure.  The Hawaii Association for the Education of Young Children testified in opposition to this 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 H.B. No. 875 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce.

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

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MELE CARROLL, Chair