STAND. COM. REP. NO. 850-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: H.B. No. 2170

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2170, H.D. 1, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds for an online platform to facilitate professional learning for Executive Office on Early Learning public pre-kindergarten program educators.

The Hawaii Children's Action Network, Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, Early Learning Board, and two concerned individuals supported this measure. The Executive Office on Early Learning provided comments.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2170, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair