STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2991

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 2530

H.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred H.B. No. 2530, H.D. 1, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to:

(1) Eliminate the Department of Human Services' (Department) legal obligation to determine required liability insurance coverage amounts for regulated child care providers;

(2) Delay the deadline under Act 161, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, for the Department to report issues related to liability insurance requirements; and

(3) Delay the implementation and enforcement of liability insurance coverage requirements.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Human Services, O‘ahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i, Keiki Ohana Daycare, and one individual.

Your Committee finds that the intent of Act 161, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017, was to strengthen the minimum standards of child care to improve the health and safety of children by requiring child care providers to obtain and maintain liability insurance coverage. Testimony received by your Committee indicates that some child care providers may not be able to renew their existing homeowners' policies and are considering not registering with the Department due to the new insurance requirement. This measure will give the Department additional time to establish child care insurance coverage rules and policies that satisfy all child care providers.

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 H.B. No. 2530, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Human Services,

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JOSH GREEN, Chair