HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1562

THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022

H.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

S.D. 1

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO THE EARLY LEARNING BOARD.

 

 

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 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)  A representative of the Hawaii Council of Mayors, or the representative's designee.

     The superintendent of education, director of human services, director of health, [and] president of the University of Hawaii, and director of Hawaii P-20 Partnerships for Education shall serve as ex officio, nonvoting members of the board.

     (c)  Except for the superintendent of education, directors of state departments, president of the University of Hawaii, director of Hawaii P-20 Partnerships for Education, chief executive officer of Kamehameha Schools, and the executive director of the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools, or their designees, the members of the 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; provided that the prohibition against serving more than two consecutive terms not to exceed eight consecutive years pursuant to section 26-34(a) shall not apply to the representative of Hawaiian medium early learning providers' term limit; and

    (11)  The representative of the Hawaii Council of Mayors shall serve a three-year term."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2051.



 

Report Title:

Early Learning Board; Hawaii P-20

 

Description:

Adds the director of Hawaii P-20 Partnerships for Education as an ex officio, nonvoting member to the early learning board.  Effective 7/1/2051.  (SD1)

 

 

 

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