STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1115-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: S.B. No. 3087

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 3087, S.D. 1, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to expand access of early learning programs to other state properties and public lands besides public school campuses.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Education; Department of Human Services; Early Learning Board; Executive Office on Early Learning; Office of Hawaiian Affairs; Special Education Advisory Council; Hawaiʻi Children's Action Network Speaks!; Hui for Excellence in Education; Kamehameha Schools; and Early Childhood Action Strategy.

Your Committee finds that the Executive Office on Early Learning is currently authorized to administer a Pre-plus Program through public-private partnerships for children from families with low-incomes on Department of Education public school campuses. This measure would amend the name of the Pre-plus Program to the Early Learning Program, enhance availability, and improve operations of the Program by expanding early learning programs through offering potentially more cost-effective spaces on other public properties in addition to Department of Education public school campuses.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the effective date to July 1, 3000; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

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 S.B. No. 3087, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3087, S.D. 1, 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