STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1595

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: H.B. No. 222

S.D. 2

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 222, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PRESCHOOLS OPEN DOORS PROGRAM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to the Department of Human Services for an increase in child care subsidies available through the Preschools Open Doors Program and related matters.

Your Committee finds that increased subsidies for the Preschools Open Doors Program will enable greater numbers of low income families in the State to access high quality early childhood education for their children under age five. Your Committee finds that quality child care at such a young age enables children to arrive at kindergarten "ready to learn".

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the appropriation figure to a blank amount in order to promote continued discussion of the matter.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 222, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 222, S.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair