HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

607

TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2015

H.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO EARLY LEARNING.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 


     SECTION 1.  Section 302L-1.6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsections (b) and (c) to read as follows:

     "(b)  The advisory board shall consist of the following voting members:

     (1)  A representative of center-based program providers or the representative's designee;

     (2)  A representative of family child care program providers;

     (3)  A representative of family-child interaction learning program providers;

     (4)  A representative of philanthropic organizations that support early learning or the representative's designee;

     (5)  A representative from a head start provider agency;

     (6)  A representative from the Hawaii Early Intervention Coordinating Council;

     (7)  A parent representative;

     (8)  A representative from the Hawaii chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics;

     (9)  A representative of home-visiting program providers;

    (10)  A representative of Hawaiian medium early learning providers; and

    (11)  [Two representatives of the Hawaii Council of Mayors] One representative from the county of Hawaii, one representative from the county of Kauai, and one representative from the county of Maui, or each representative's respective designee.

     The superintendent of education, director of human services, director of health, and president of the University of Hawaii shall serve as ex officio, voting members of the advisory board.

     The advisory board shall invite the director of the Hawaii head start state collaboration office, the chief executive officer of Kamehameha Schools, and the executive director of the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools, or their designees, to serve as voting members of the advisory board.

     (c)  Except for the superintendent of education, directors of state departments, president of the University of Hawaii, director of the Hawaii head start state collaboration office, chief executive officer of Kamehameha Schools, and the executive director of the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools, or their designees, the members of the advisory board shall serve staggered terms as follows:

     (1)  The representative of center-based program providers shall serve a two-year term;

     (2)  The representative of family child care program providers shall serve a three-year term;

     (3)  The representative of family-child interaction learning program providers shall serve a three-year term;

     (4)  The representative of philanthropic organizations that support early learning shall serve a two-year term;

     (5)  The representative from a head start provider agency shall serve a three-year term;

     (6)  The representative from the Hawaii Early Intervention Coordinating Council shall serve a three-year term;

     (7)  The parent representative shall serve a two-year term;

     (8)  The representative from the Hawaii chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics shall serve a two-year term;

     (9)  The representative of home-visiting program providers shall serve a three-year term;

    (10)  The representative of Hawaiian medium early learning providers shall serve a two-year term; and

    (11)  [Of the two representatives of the Hawaii Council of Mayors, one shall serve a two-year term, and the other shall serve a three-year term as determined by the Hawaii Council of Mayors.]  The representatives from the counties of Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui shall each serve a three–year term."

     SECTION 2.  The term of office of each representative of the Hawaii Council of Mayors serving on the early learning advisory board as of the day prior to the effective date of this Act shall terminate upon the fulfillment of the respective term of office, whereupon the governor shall make appointments as expeditiously as possible in accordance with section 1 of this Act.

     SECTION 3.  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $         or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2015-2016 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2016-2017 for the travel costs of neighbor island members of the early learning advisory board.

     The sums appropriated shall be expended by the department of education for the purposes of this Act.

     SECTION 4.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 5.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval; provided that section 3 of this Act shall take effect on July 1, 2015.


 


 

Report Title:

Early Learning Advisory Board; Neighbor Island Representation

 

Description:

Requires that each neighbor island county is represented on the early learning advisory board for a term of office of three years.  Appropriates funds.  (HB607 HD1)

 

 

 

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