STAND. COM. REP. NO.  579-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

RE:   H.B. No. 1716

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 1716 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EARLY LEARNING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to create an effective governance structure to provide direction and oversight to the Executive Office on Early Learning by changing the Early Learning Advisory Board to an Early Learning Commission.

The State Public Charter School Commission, Chamber of Commerce Hawaii, Hawaii Children's Action Network, and a concerned individual testified in support of this measure.  The Executive Office on Early Learning and a concerned individual provided comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1716 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

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

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ROY M. TAKUMI, Chair