RELATING TO CHILD CARE.
Summary
Establishes a child care classroom contracts pilot program to require the Department of Human Services to contract directly with child care center providers in licensed infant and toddler child care centers and group child care centers that meet certain criteria. Requires reports to the Legislature. Sunsets the pilot program on 6/30/2028. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2025
Last action Feb 13, 2025
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MODERATE
The bill was amended to correct the effective date from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 3000 (likely a placeholder error), add a constitutional exemption preventing contracts with private educational institutions, modify the pilot program requirements to include one licensed group child care center per county instead of two, and add provisions for the department to monitor seat utilization and adjust contracts based on enrollment trends and provider performance.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed by adding a constitutional exemption that prohibits contracts with child care centers owned or operated by private educational institutions, and the pilot program requirements were adjusted to require only one group child care center per county instead of two.
TIMELINE
The effective date was changed from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 3000, which appears to be an error that needs correction before the bill can be enacted.
ELIGIBILITY
Added a provision stating that child care centers owned by, part of, or operated by private educational institutions are ineligible for contracts if awarding the contract would violate the Hawaii State Constitution.
REQUIREMENT
Changed the pilot program requirement from two licensed group child care centers per county to one licensed group child care center per county.
Added authority for the department of human services to monitor seat utilization and adjust the number of contracted seats based on enrollment trends and provider performance, with provisions for contract modification or termination for low utilization.
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Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
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Committee
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Feb 13, 2025
Committee
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3).
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Committee
Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 563), recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Sayama, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 57) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to EDN.
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Chun, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to HSH, EDN, FIN, referral sheet 1
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced
Pending introduction.
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10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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