STAND. COM. REP. NO. 873-22

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 Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1562, H.D. 1, 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 of the Early Learning Board.

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

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1562, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair