CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 169

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2017

RE:    H.B. No. 937

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 937, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

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

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 support the early learning of the young children of Hawaii by appropriating funds for the Executive Office on Early Learning to enter into contracts with third-party providers for family-child interaction learning programs that support families in taking an active role in the social, emotional, and cognitive development of their young children.

     After careful consideration, your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Making an appropriation of $300,000 for each year of fiscal biennium 2017-2019; and

     (2)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2017.

     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. 937, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 937, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ MICHELLE N. KIDANI Chair	____________________________ JUSTIN H. WOODSON Co-Chair
____________________________ MAILE S.L. SHIMABUKURO Co-Chair	____________________________ TY J.K. CULLEN Co-Chair