CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 5-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2014

RE:    H.B. No. 2560

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Sir and Madam:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 2560, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FAMILY CHILD CARE HOMES,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this measure is to assist child care providers located in agriculturally designated districts in meeting the child care needs of the community by:

(1)  Allowing the continued operation of family child care homes in agriculturally designated districts if located in a farm dwelling; and

(2)  Authorizing caregivers in family child care homes to provide care for one to six, rather than three to six, children unrelated to the caregivers.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by changing its effective date to July 1, 2014.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2560, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2560, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

_______________________________ SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair	____________________________ MARK J. HASHEM, Co-Chair
_______________________________ CLARENCE K. NISHIHARA, Co-Chair	____________________________ MELE CARROLL, Co-Chair
_______________________________ WILL ESPERO, Co-Chair	____________________________ JESSICA WOOLEY, Co-Chair