STAND. COM. REP. NO. 323-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 1562

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 1562 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE EARLY LEARNING BOARD,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to add the Director of Hawaii P-20 Partnerships for Education as an ex officio, nonvoting member to the Early Learning Board.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the University of Hawai‘i System, Department of Education, Rainbow Family 808, and one individual. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Executive Office on Early Learning and Early Learning Board.

Your Committee finds that the mission of Hawaii P-20 Partnerships for Education is to strengthen the education pipeline from early childhood through post-secondary education and training. Your Committee believes that the insight of the Director of Hawaii P-20 Partnerships for Education will be invaluable as part of the Early Learning Board.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to July 1, 2050.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1562, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1562, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Education,

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JUSTIN H. WOODSON, Chair