STAND. COM. REP. NO.  495-20

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2020

 

RE:   H.B. No. 2466

      H.D. 2

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2020

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Legislative Management, to which was referred H.B. No. 2466, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CAPITAL DISTRICT BUILDINGS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to establish a pilot project to establish child care facilities at any Capital District building, except Honolulu Hale, with an emphasis on establishing facilities at the State Capitol building.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Accounting and General Services.  Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Human Services.

 

     Your Committee finds that establishing child care facilities at the workplace will assist employees in meeting their child care needs and has the potential to attract candidates to state employment.  Your Committee also finds that removing the focus from the State Capitol building and instead requiring the Department of Accounting and General Services to collaborate with the Department of Human Services to select an appropriate location within the Capital District provides greater flexibility in ensuring that applicable health and safety standards for a child care facility can be met.

 

     Accordingly, your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Deleting language that places an emphasis on establishing a facility at the State Capitol building;

 

     (2)  Inserting language that requires the Department of Accounting and General Services to collaborate with the Department of Human Services to select an appropriate location within the Capital District for the pilot project that ensures best practices for child welfare, health, and safety can be implemented;

 

     (3)  Incorporating the amendment requested by the Department of Human Services to clarify that under the pilot project, the State shall provide lease space at any Capital District building, except Honolulu Hale, for the child care facilities to be established; and

 

     (4)  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 Legislative Management that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2466, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2466, H.D. 2.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Legislative Management,

 

 

 

 

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TY J.K. CULLEN, Chair