CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 213-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 3110

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 3110, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CHILD CARE GRANT PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES,"

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:

(1) Rename the Preschool Grant Program Special Fund as the Child Care Grant Program Special Fund;

(2) Authorize the Child Care Grant Program Special Fund to be used to give grants to child care facilities;

(3) Change the legislative report due date for the Preschool Open Doors Special Fund and Child Care Grant Program Special Fund; and

(4) Remove the authority to expend moneys without an appropriation for the Preschool Open Doors Special Fund and Child Care Grant Program Special Fund statutes to conform to state constitutional provisions.

Your Committee on Conference finds that well-supported, regulated child care facilities keep children safe and provide parents the ability to pursue or maintain employment and educational activities. This measure authorizes the Department of Human Services to provide grants to child care facilities beyond those eligible for the Preschool Open Doors Program, which will support parents and caregivers by ensuring the State's child care facilities can continue to provide access to safe and qualified child care.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Making it effective upon its approval; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

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 S.B. No. 3110, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3110, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE Co-Chair	____________________________ BENNETTE MISALUCHA Chair
____________________________ ADRIAN K. TAM Co-Chair	____________________________ MICHELLE N. KIDANI Co-Chair