STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1986

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2019

 

RE:   S.B. No. 1226

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 1226, S.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CHILD CARE,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to improve the safety of children in regulated child care settings by:

 

     (1)  Repealing certain limitations placed on criminal history record checks of adult relatives who provide care for a child whose family receives a child care subsidy from the Department of Human Services;

 

     (2)  Allowing the Department of Human Services to take both administrative and judicial action to enforce child care licensing requirements;

 

     (3)  Clarifying when information about the investigation of a complaint will be released to the public;

 

     (4)  Clarifying that a child care licensing program is not prohibited from sharing information and cooperating with child protective services and law enforcement during investigations; and

 

     (5)  Changing the fines for violations of provisions for licensure of group child care homes and for registration of family child care homes.

 

     The Oahu County Democrats Committee on Legislative Priorities and an individual testified in support of this measure.  The Department of Human Services and Civil Beat Law Center for the Public Interest provided comments.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by 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. 1226, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1226, S.D. 2, H.D. 1.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair