STAND. COM. REP. NO. 512

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 192
                                        S.D. 1




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Health and Human Services, to which was
referred S.B. No. 192 entitled: 

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

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to create a child care
facilities revolving fund and to make appropriations for various
child care programs.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Department of Human Services, Department of Education,
Department of Health, Department of Community Services of the
City and County of Honolulu, Head Start Association of Hawaii,
KCCA Pre-Schools of Hawaii, Hawaii Association for the Education
of Young Children, Good Beginnings Alliance, American Academy of
Pediatrics, Kauai Good Beginnings Community Council, Childcare
Business Coalition, PATCH, Information Services, and two private
individuals.

     Your Committee finds that the first years of life are
critical to child development.  Early childhood education and
care programs promote cognitive, emotional, social, and physical
development of the child.  There are tremendous opportunities for
preventive work with children and families in early childhood
that are critical to prevent the costly consequences of
neglecting children and families.  Your Committee believes that
every child should have a good beginning and should not lose the
potential with which the child was born.

 
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     Your Committee has amended this measure on the
recommendation of the Department of Human Services to change the
revolving loan fund to a grant fund and to make technical,
nonsubstantive amendments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Health and Human Services that is attached to this
report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose
of S.B. No. 192, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass
Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 192,
S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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



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                                   SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair

 
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