STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1647-16
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2016
RE: S.B. No. 2231
H.D. 1
Honorable Joseph M. Souki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Eighth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2016
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2231 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to provide a standardized framework and funding for after-school programs in public middle and intermediate schools. Specifically, this measure:
(1) Statutorily establishes the Resources for Enrichment, Athletics, Culture, and Health (R.E.A.C.H.) Program within the Office of Youth Services;
(2) Specifies the powers and duties of the Office of Youth Services with regard to the R.E.A.C.H. Program and requires an annual report to the Legislature on the implementation of programs and use of funds under the R.E.A.C.H. Program; and
(3) Authorizes the Office of Youth Services to establish program requirements and fees to be assessed to each participant for the cost of administering and operating the R.E.A.C.H. Program.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2030, to facilitate further discussion; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.
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 S.B. No. 2231, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2231, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE, Chair |
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