HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

INTERIM OF 2023

COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES

Rep. Lisa Marten, Chair

Rep. Terez Amato, Vice Chair

Rep. Della Au Belatti	Rep. Jenna Takenouchi
Rep. Greggor Ilagan	Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto
Rep. Bertrand Kobayashi	Rep. Diamond Garcia

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Rep. Justin H. Woodson, Chair

Rep. Trish La Chica, Vice Chair

Rep. Jeanne Kapela	Rep. Amy A. Perruso
Rep. Lisa Marten	Rep. Sean Quinlan
Rep. Rose Martinez	Rep. Chris Todd
Rep. Scot Z. Matayoshi	Rep. Diamond Garcia

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Senator Joy A. San Buenaventura, Chair

Senator Henry J.C. Aquino, Vice Chair

Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole	Sen. Brenton Awa
Sen. Maile S.L. Shimabukuro

NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

DATE:	Thursday, January 11, 2024
TIME:	11:30AM – 2:30PM
PLACE:	VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE Conference Room 329 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

A live stream link of all House Standing Committee meetings will be available online

shortly before the scheduled start time.

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A G E N D A

During the 2023 Legislative Session, the Hawaii Legislature passed House Bill 961, landmark legislation relating to early education and Hawaii became one of the nation's top advocates for early education policy.

The purpose of this informational briefing is to review the current and future impact of HB961 to provide access to early education through the expansion of the State's preschool open doors program for three and four-year old students.

The following speakers are:

                Opening Remarks

                                Chair Justin H. Woodson

                                Chair Joy A. San Buenaventura

                                Chair Lisa Marten

Where is Hawai’i making progress in early care and education?

The Honorable Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke

Executive Office of Early Learning

Hawaii State Department of Human Services

What challenges do parents and early childhood professionals currently face?

Deborah Zysman, Hawai’i Children’s Action Network

Julie Kalakau, Sunshine School Kailua

Vivian Eto, Early Childhood Action Strategy

Dr. Terry Lock, University of Hawai’i at Manoa, College of Education

How do other states support high-quality early care and education systems?

Patrick Lyons, National Conference of State Legislators

Jennifer Palmer, National Conference of State Legislators

Councilmember Robert C. White, Jr., District of Columbia

Secretary Elizabeth Groginsky, New Mexico Early Childhood Education & Care Department

Deputy Cabinet Secretary Sara Mickelson, New Mexico Early Childhood Education & Care Department

Representative Terri Collins, Alabama State Legislature

Acting Secretary Dr. Jan Hume, Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education

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For further information, please call the Committee Clerk at (808) 586-9450.

________________________________________ Senator Joy A. San Buenaventura Chair	________________________________________ Rep. Lisa Marten Chair
________________________________________ Senator Ronald D. Kouchi President of the Senate	________________________________________ Rep. Justin H. Woodson Chair
	________________________________________ Rep. Scott K. Saiki Speaker of the House