CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 154

                            Honolulu, Hawaii
                                            , 1999

                            RE:   S.B. No. 513
                                  S.D. 2
                                  H.D. 2
                                  C.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the
Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives
in S.B. No. 513, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:  

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

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 establish guidelines for
the establishment of family childcare homes in apartments,
condominiums, and townhouses, to provide immunity from liability
for townhouse associations that have properly established family
child care homes, and to clarify zoning, land court registration,
and real property covenant laws to allow for properly established
family childcare homes.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Revising the definitions, as follows:


 
a                                                     SB513 CD1  
                            CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 154
                            Page 2



          (A)  Adding a definition of "Apartment";

          (B)  Clarifying the definition of "Association";

          (C)  Clarifying the definition of "Common elements";

          (D)  Clarifying the definition of "Family child care
               home" as a private residence, including an
               apartment, unit, or townhouse, where care may be
               provided for three to no more than six children,
               who are unrelated to the caregiver by blood,
               marriage, or adoption at any given time;

          (E)  Adding a definition of "Planned community"; and

          (F)  Clarifying the definition of "Townhouse";

     (2)  Requiring that the family child care home operate on
          the ground floor unit with a ground floor entry;

     (3)  Clarifying the requirements for giving notice;

     (4)  Allowing an association to authorize a family child
          care home in an apartment;

     (5)  Clarifying the conditions that an association may
          impose;

     (6)  Clarifying the provisions relating to immunity from
          liability for the association; and

     (7)  Making conforming amendments to provisions relating to
          zoning, land court registration, real property covenant
          laws, and licensing of family child care homes.

     Your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent
and purpose of S.B. No. 513, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, as amended herein,
and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached
hereto as S.B. No. 513, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted,

MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE        MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE
            HOUSE                             SENATE
                                   
                                   
                                   
______________________________     ______________________________
DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Co-Chair        SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Co-Chair

a                                                     SB513 CD1  
                            CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 154
                            Page 3



                                   
                                   
                                   
______________________________     ______________________________
RON MENOR, Co-Chair                BRIAN KANNO, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
______________________________     ______________________________
ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Co-Chair         BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
______________________________     ______________________________
BERTHA C. KAWAKAMI, Co-Chair       ROBERT BUNDA, Member
                                   
                                   
                                   
______________________________     ______________________________
CYNTHIA HENRY THIELEN, Member      CAROL FUKUNAGA, Member


 
a                                                     SB513 CD1