STAND. COM. REP. NO.  960

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   S.B. No. 1106

      S.D. 2

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 S.B. No. 1106, S.D. 2, 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 clarify and strengthen Hawaii law relating to exemptions from child care program licensing requirements by:

(1)  Clarifying that child care programs licensed or certified by the United States Department of Defense that are located on federal property are exempt from Department of Human Services child care licensing requirements; and

(2)  Exempting child care programs licensed by the Hawaii Council of Private Schools from the Department of Human Services child care licensing requirements as long as these institutions apply for this exemption and it is approved by the Department of Human Services.

The Department of Human Services, Executive Office on Early Learning, Hawaii Association for the Education of Young Children, and Hawaii Association of Independent Schools submitted testimony in support of 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 S.B. No. 1106, S.D. 2, 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