Bill Text: HI HB2543 | 2020 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Access To Learning.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 43-0)
Status: (Enrolled - Dead) 2020-07-10 - Transmitted to Governor. [HB2543 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2020-HB2543-Amended.html
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO ACCESS TO LEARNING.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
PART I. INTRODUCTION
SECTION 1. The purpose of this Act is to:
(1) Expand the capacity, resources, affordability, and flexibility of childcare facilities licensed by the department of human services to significantly increase affordable and accessible childcare choices for Hawaii's families, especially those in financial need and in lesser-served areas of the State;
(2) Expand the capacity, early learning, and availability of public pre-kindergarten;
(3) Offset the cost of living for Hawaii families by subsidizing both childcare and preschool;
(4) Clarify the coordination of the continuum of early learning and preschool programs throughout the State;
(5) Build the infrastructure and develop the resources necessary to achieve the objective of providing the capacity to serve fifty per cent of all otherwise unserved children who are three to four years of age, or will not be at least five years of age on or before July 31 of the current school year, with access to learning by the year 2027, and providing the capacity to serve one hundred per cent of those children within the same age group with access to learning by the year 2032; and
(6) Ensure that the implementation of new and expanded programs pursuant to this Act aligns with other statutory provisions that provide distinctive support for education through the medium of the Hawaiian language.
This Act is part of the State's early childhood plan to increase access to child care and early learning opportunities for children in the State.
PART II. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SECTION 2. Chapter 302A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding two new sections to subpart C of part IV to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§302A-A Standardized
assessment for students entering kindergarten. (a) The board of education shall adopt a student
assessment model pursuant to section 302A-1101(a) to assess all students
entering kindergarten.
(b)
Within the first thirty days of each school year, the department shall
assess all kindergarten students with the student assessment model; provided
that any assessment administered pursuant to this subsection shall be conducted
in either English or Hawaiian.
(c) The
department shall share the information gathered pursuant to this section with
the department of human services, executive office on early learning, and
public charter school commission to the extent not otherwise prohibited by administrative
rule or law.
§302A-B Prior early learning programs attendance
disclosure. (a) At
least one parent or guardian of each child entering kindergarten shall disclose
to the department the name of, address of, and duration of attendance at the early
learning program that the child attended during the previous academic year. The department may also require the
disclosure of any other information not otherwise prohibited by law that would
assist the department, the department of human services, and the executive
office on early learning in developing, assessing, and implementing strategies
to meet the early learning needs of children in the State. The department and the executive office on
early learning shall use the information to assist the executive office on early
learning and department of human services in determining the levels of prekindergarten
attendance and need for child care in geographic regions of the State and
identify the highest priority regions requiring prekindergarten programs and
child care to meet the needs of unserved or underserved eligible children.
(b)
The department may include a request for the information required by
subsection (a) on a kindergarten enrollment form or any other appropriate form.
(c)
The department shall share the information gathered pursuant to this
section with the department of human services, executive office on early
learning, and public charter school commission to the extent not otherwise
prohibited by administrative rule or law."
SECTION 3. Chapter 302D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by adding three new sections to be appropriately designated and to read
as follows:
"§302D-A Standardized
assessment for students entering kindergarten. (a) The commission shall adopt the student
assessment model adopted by the board pursuant to section 302A‑A(a) to assess
all charter school students entering kindergarten.
(b) Within
the first thirty days of each school year, the commission shall ensure that all
charter school kindergarten students are assessed by public charter schools with
the student assessment model; provided that any assessment administered
pursuant to this subsection shall be conducted in either English or Hawaiian.
(c) The
commission shall share the information gathered from public charter schools pursuant
to this section with the department, department of human services, and executive
office on early learning to the extent not otherwise prohibited by administrative
rule or law.
§302D-B Prior early learning programs attendance
disclosure. (a) At
least one parent or guardian of each child entering kindergarten shall disclose
to the public charter school at which the child is enrolled the name and
address of the early learning program that the child attended during the previous
academic year. Each public charter school
shall provide to the commission the information disclosed pursuant to this section.
The commission may also require the
disclosure of any other information not otherwise prohibited by law that would
assist the department, the department of human services, and the executive
office on early learning in developing, assessing, and implementing strategies
to meet the early learning needs of children in the State. The commission and the executive office on
early learning shall use the information to assist the department of human services
and executive office on early learning in determining the levels of prekindergarten
attendance and need for child care in geographic regions of the State and identify
the highest priority regions requiring prekindergarten programs and child care
to meet the needs of unserved or underserved eligible children and shall provide
the information to the department of human services.
(b) The
commission may include a request for the information required by subsection (a)
on a kindergarten enrollment form or any other appropriate form used at all public
charter schools.
(c) The
commission shall share the information gathered pursuant to this section with
the department, department of human services, and executive office on early learning
to the extent not otherwise prohibited by administrative rule or law.
§302D-C
Public early learning and preschool programs;
administrative authority. (a) The
commission shall have administrative authority over all state-funded early
learning programs and private partnership-funded preschool programs in public
charter schools except for special education and Title I-funded prekindergarten
programs.
(b) The early learning
programs in charter schools shall enroll no more than a maximum
of twenty children per classroom who are three- or four-years-old on or before July 31 of the school
year, as aligned with the department's kindergarten age entry requirements.
(c) Subject to the availability of funding, the commission shall implement an application
process for schools to establish an early learning program.
(d)
Each early learning program and preschool
program shall meet the following requirements:
(1) The availability of a classroom and
outdoor play area that meet department of human services requirements for the health
and safety of three- and four-year-old children and is exempt from section
346-161 as a public preschool provider;
(2) The commitment
of the principal to implementing an early learning program, including
through active participation in professional development sessions offered through
the commission, and promoting continuity and alignment between and across other
early learning programs in the community and other grade levels in the school
to ensure the positive outcomes of children are sustained;
(3) The inclusion of
students with disabilities based on individualized education program placement; provided that:
(A) The in-classroom ratio of students with disabilities shall be
based on the inclusion of children with disabilities in proportion to the general
population of the school;
(B) Subparagraph
(A) does not anticipate or
permit imposing caps or quotas on the number of children with
disabilities in a program or not individualizing services for children with
disabilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (20
U.S.C. 1400 et seq., as amended);
(C) The
department shall collaborate with the charter school to coordinate services for
students with disabilities who are placed in the classroom offered through the
program; and
(D) Funding
for all costs associated with the implementation of the individualized
education program of students shall be provided through the department;
(4) Enrollment in
the program shall be free
and voluntary;
(5) The enrollment shall not
exceed twenty children per classroom; and
(6) The incorporation of standards
that are research-based and developmentally-appropriate practices associated
with improved educational outcomes for children, such as:
(A) Positive
teacher-child interactions that shall be evaluated through observations
conducted by the commission using a research-based tool at least twice a year, for
the purposes of professional development; provided that the observations shall
not be used for the purposes of teacher evaluation;
(B) The
early learning environment shall be assessed using a tool that measures its effectiveness
and shall be conducted at least two times per school year by a certified observer
who is employed or contracted by the commission; provided that the teaching staff
shall use the assessment data and feedback to improve the quality of the learning
environment; provided further that observations shall be used for the purposes
of professional development and shall not be used for the purposes of teacher
evaluation;
(C) Use
of individual child formative assessments that are used for ongoing planning relating
to all areas of child development and learning including cognitive, linguistic,
social emotional approaches to learning, and health and physical development;
(D) Family
engagement in partnership with charter schools, including conducting outreach
for enrollment and engagement of families in their children's education in recognition of families' role as their child's first and most important teacher;
(E) Alignment
with the Hawaii early learning and development standards, department standards,
state content and performance standards, and general learner outcomes for
grades kindergarten to twelve to facilitate a seamless educational experience
for children;
(F) Requirements that any teacher shall have coursework in early childhood
education pursuant to Hawaii teacher standards board licensing requirements for
a prekindergarten teacher or be enrolled in a state-approved teacher education program
and be working toward satisfying the Hawaii teacher standards board licensing requirements;
and
(G) Requirements that any educational assistant has a current child
development associate credential, coursework for a certificate that meets the
requirements for child development associate credential preparation, or be
enrolled in and working toward completing a program that prepares the
individual to obtain the credential.
(e) The commission shall monitor the implementation
of the educational experience for children.
(f) The commission shall provide support to
incorporate the standards developed pursuant to subsection (d), including support
related to teacher-child interactions, early childhood learning environment, individual
child assessments, and family engagement.
(g) Teaching staff participating in a program established
pursuant to this section shall participate in coaching and mentoring and
professional development opportunities offered through the commission; provided
that the commission shall cover the associated travel and substitute teacher
costs, contingent upon funding availability. The commission may extend this support, excluding
travel and substitute teacher costs, to individuals who are not participating
in the program to promote alignment between all grade levels, programs, and
settings.
(h) School leaders shall attend professional development
sessions related to P-3 (preschool to grade three) alignment offered through the
commission. The commission shall cover
the costs associated with travel and substitute teacher expenditures,
contingent upon the availability of funding. The commission may extend this support,
excluding travel and substitute teacher costs, to individuals who are not
participating in the program to promote alignment between all grade levels,
programs, and settings.
(i) The commission shall work with each charter school
to develop and annually update a written three-year plan that promotes, within
the school and community, alignment of and transitions between learning
experiences, and report on the progress made toward the plan by the end of the
school year.
(j) The commission shall coordinate with other
agencies and programs to facilitate comprehensive services for early learning.
(k) The commission shall promote the development of
a cohesive, comprehensive, and sustainable early learning system. The commission shall coordinate with other
early learning providers, including those providing the programs and services,
to promote alignment between prekindergarten and elementary school programs and
to support children and their families in making successful transitions from
prekindergarten into kindergarten.
(l) The commission shall adopt rules pursuant to
chapter 91 for the purpose of this section.
(m) The commission shall submit a report to the
legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session
regarding state-funded early learning programs in charter schools. The report shall include, as related to each
type of program:
(1) The number and
location of classrooms;
(2) Sources of funding for
each classroom;
(3) Aggregated
data reflecting the quality
of teacher-child interactions relating to emotional support, classroom
organization, and instructional support;
(4) Aggregated
data reflecting the quality of the early learning environment and the teacher-child
interactions that maximize the learning opportunities of the environment; and
(5) Aggregated student outcomes related to all
areas of child development and learning, including cognitive, linguistic,
social and emotional approaches to learning and health and physical development,
as assessed using a formative assessment tool selected or approved by the commission.
This
reported data shall
be compiled from the
previously state-funded school year."
SECTION 4. Section 302L-5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§302L-5 Early learning [trust fund.] special
fund. (a)
There is established within the state treasury the early learning [trust
fund,] special fund, to be administered by the executive office on
early learning, into which shall be deposited all moneys received by the office
in the form of:
(1) Fees;
(2) Grants;
(3) Donations;
(4) Appropriations
made by the legislature to the fund; and
(5) Revenues
regardless of their source,
and
earnings on moneys in the fund. Moneys in
the fund shall be used for the early learning system. Expenditures from the fund may be made by the
office without appropriation or allotment.
(b) The office shall submit an annual report to the legislature, no later than August 31, on the sources of moneys deposited into the fund and expenditures of the moneys in the fund."
SECTION 5. Section 302L-7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended as follows:
1. By amending subsection (a) to read:
"(a) There is established within the early learning system an early childhood education program to be known as the executive office on early learning public prekindergarten program and to be administered by the office pursuant to rules adopted by the office. The program shall:
(1) Be provided through
the executive office on early learning, which shall partner with the department
of education [and state public charter school commission] through either
a memorandum of agreement or memorandum of understanding pursuant to the
requirements of this section;
(2) Prepare children for school and active participation in society through the use of either of the State's two official languages; and
(3) Provide access to high-quality early learning that addresses children's physical, cognitive, linguistic, social, and emotional development."
2. By amending subsections (o) and (p) to read:
"(o) The office shall collect data with assistance
from the department of education [and state public charter school commission],
based on a schedule to be determined by the office, to:
(1) Evaluate the services provided;
(2) Inform policy; and
(3) Make any improvements to the program.
(p)
The department of education [and any public charter school existing
pursuant to chapter 302D,] may use available classrooms for public preschool
programs statewide. [The office shall
give priority to public charter schools that serve high populations of underserved
or at-risk children.] Preschool
classrooms established pursuant to this section shall be in addition to any
classrooms used for the pre-plus program established pursuant to section
302L-1.7."
SECTION 6. Section 312-2.1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
"[[](d)[]] The state librarian shall collect, purchase,
receive gifts of, and otherwise acquire all books and other publications proper
for libraries, and arrange, classify, and catalog the same; provide for their
safekeeping; expend moneys appropriated by the legislature and otherwise acquired
for the development, use, support, and maintenance of libraries[;] and
other related purposes; provide ways and means for placing libraries within
reach of all residents throughout the State and particularly of all public and
private school children; provide and maintain branch libraries, offices, or
places for the distribution of books and periodicals throughout the State;
enter into contracts as may be necessary to carry into effect the general
duties herein imposed; appoint such officers and employees as deemed necessary,
all of whom shall be under the authority of the governor for purposes of
chapters 76, 78, 89, and 89C; and adopt rules for the management and use of
libraries, and for the control of the property under its management."
PART III.
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
SECTION 7. Chapter 346, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding four new sections to subpart D of part VIII to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§346-A Preschool open doors special fund. (a) There is established within the state treasury the preschool open doors special fund, to be administered by the department's child care assistance program, into which shall be deposited all moneys received by the department's child care assistance program in the form of:
(1) Fees;
(2) Grants;
(3) Donations;
(4) Appropriations
made by the legislature to the fund; and
(5) Revenues
regardless of their source,
and
earnings on moneys in the fund. Moneys
in the fund shall be used for the procurement of health and human services under
the preschool open doors program. Expenditures
from the fund may be made by the department without appropriation or allotment but
shall not be made for capital improvement projects.
(b) The department shall submit an annual report to the legislature, no later than August 31, on the sources of moneys deposited into the fund and expenditures of moneys in the fund.
§346-B Preschool grant program special fund;
established. (a) There is established
within the state treasury the preschool grant program special fund, to be administered
by the department, into which shall be deposited:
(1) Donations
to the fund;
(2) Appropriations
made by the legislature to the fund;
(3) Revenues
regardless of their source; and
(4) Earnings on
moneys in the fund.
(b)
The department shall expend moneys in the special fund to award funds to private entities for the operating
costs of new preschools or expansion of existing preschools at the private entity's
place of business.
(c)
Expenditures from the fund may be made by the department without appropriation
or allotment.
(d)
Any grant awarded pursuant to this section or expenditure of funds for
the administration of the preschool open doors program shall be exempt from
chapters 103D and 103F. The department
shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 to effectuate the grant program.
(e) The department shall submit an annual report
to the legislature, no later than August 31, on the sources of moneys deposited
into the fund and expenditures of moneys in the fund.
§346-C Preschool open
doors program; provider accreditation. (a) Each service provider of the preschool open
doors program shall be accredited or shall obtain accreditation within seven calendar years of first receiving
any funds from the preschool
open doors program; provided that any existing service provider unaccredited on
July 1, 2020, shall commence the accreditation process no later than July 1, 2022,
and obtain accreditation by July 1, 2027; provided further that the director may
grant to any service provider one or more extensions to obtain accreditation on
a case-by-case basis.
(b) Accreditation under this
section shall be obtained from one or more of the following national early learning accrediting
organizations:
(1) National
Association for the Education of Young Children;
(2) National Early
Childhood Program Accreditation;
(3) National Association
for Family Child Care; or
(4) An accrediting organization approved by
the director; provided that the accrediting organization is comparable to the organizations
specified in paragraphs (1) through (3).
(c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), a service
provider may receive or continue to receive funding through the preschool open doors
program if the service provider maintains a satisfactory performance rating under
the Classroom Assessment Scoring System developed by the University of Virginia
and performed in conformance with United States Department of Health and Human Services
guidelines.
(d) The department shall provide operational and financial
support to service providers to assist the service providers in obtaining accreditation.
The department may contract with a private
entity to assist service providers in obtaining accreditation.
§346-D Preschool open doors; procurement exemption. Effective July 1, 2020, any expenditure
of funds by the department to implement, operate, or expand the preschool open
doors program may be made without regard to chapters 103D and 103F."
SECTION 8. Chapter 346, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part VIII to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§346- Prior early learning program information.
(a) The department
shall establish or augment an existing database to collect and analyze information
it receives from the department of education pursuant to sections 302A-A and
302A-B and the state public charter school commission pursuant to sections
302D-A and 302D-B and any other information the department may collect on all children
in the State who are three to four years old and children who will not be at
least five years of age on or before July 31 of the current school year.
(b) To the extent not prohibited by administrative
rule or law, the department, department of education, public charter school
commission, and executive office on early learning shall share any information gathered
pursuant to sections 302A-A, 302A-B, 302D‑A, and 302D-B with each other,
along with any other information the department, department of education, or public
charter school commission may collect on all children in the State who are three
to four years old and children who will not be at least five years of age on or
before July 31 of the current school year.
(c) Any procurement executed pursuant to this
section shall be exempt from chapters 103D and 103F."
SECTION 9. Section 346-181, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsections (b) and (c) to read as follows:
"(b) Subject to the availability of funds, the
program shall serve three- and four-year-old children[,] who
are in the two years prior to kindergarten entry pursuant to section 302A‑411,
with priority extended [to:] in the following order to any:
[(1) Children
who are not eligible to attend public school kindergarten in the calendar year
in which they turn five years of age because their birth date occurs after the
kindergarten eligibility date pursuant to section 302A-411; and
(2)] (1)
Underserved or at-risk [children,] four-year-old child
who was previously served as a three-year-old child, as defined by rules
adopted by the department[.];
(2) Four-year-old
child who was previously served as a three-year-old child;
(3) Four-year-old
child;
(4) Underserved
or at-risk three-year-old child, as defined by rules adopted by the department;
and
(5) Three-year-old
child.
(c) Enrollment in the program shall be voluntary. A parent or guardian of a child enrolled in the
program [shall] may share in the costs of the program through a
copayment according to a sliding fee scale that is based on need pursuant to
rules adopted by the department."
SECTION 10. There are established twelve permanent full-time equivalent (12.0 FTE) positions for the preschool open doors program within the department of human services for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 11. There is appropriated out of federal funds deposited
in the state treasury the sum of $5,000,000 or so much thereof as may be
necessary for fiscal year 2020-2021 for the department of human services to expand its
information technology system for the purpose of managing the information collected pursuant to this Act.
The sum appropriated shall be
expended by the department of human services for the purposes of this Act.
PART IV. OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
SECTION 12. Chapter 26, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new part to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"Part . Early learning
§26- Benchmarks; duties. (a)
The department of human services and the
executive office on early learning shall ensure access to learning through preschool
programs that meet or exceed the following benchmarks:
(1) Fifty per cent of all otherwise unserved children who are three to four years of age, or will not be at least five years of age on or before July 31 of the current school year, shall have access to enrollment in a preschool program by December 31, 2027; and
(2) One hundred per cent of all children who are three to four years of age, or will not be at least five years of age on or before July 31 of the current school year, shall have access to enrollment in a preschool program by December 31, 2032.
The department of human services and the executive office on early learning shall submit an annual report to the legislature, no later than August 31 of each year, on the progress toward achieving the benchmarks until all children who are three to four years of age, or will not be at least five years of age on or before July 31 of the current school year, are enrolled in a preschool program.
(b) The department of human services and the executive office on early learning shall collaborate to identify the need for child care and early learning in geographic regions of the State and consider using public facilities including schools, libraries, and the university of Hawaii system as locations for child care and early learning programs.
(c) The department of human services may create programs and private sector delivery systems that can pose the essential information and policy questions, monitor the progress of the implementation of this part, and generate timely detailed reports to the extent allowable by law.
(d) The department of human services shall facilitate and support data sharing among public and private entities to the extent not otherwise prohibited by law or rule."
SECTION 13. Section 27-7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"[[]§27-7[]] Departmental data sharing. (a)
The department of education, the University of Hawaii, the department of
labor and industrial relations, and other state agencies, as appropriate, shall
share data to support research
that will improve educational and workforce outcomes and meet the longitudinal
data requirements of the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009, as amended. The data to be shared
shall be determined jointly by the department of education, the University of
Hawaii, the department of labor and industrial relations, and other state
agencies, as appropriate, and shall be shared no less than annually.
(b) The department of education, the University of Hawaii, the department of labor and industrial relations, and other state agencies, as appropriate, shall share data in a manner that safeguards the confidentiality of student education records, as defined by the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, and workforce data, as provided by applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations.
(c)
All data shared by or with the department of human services, department
of education, public charter school authorizers, public charter schools, executive
office on early learning, and other entities as required by statute shall be subject
to any administrative rule regarding privacy adopted by the department or agency
that collected the data.
[(c)] (d) The department of education, the University of
Hawaii, the department of labor and industrial relations, and other state agencies,
as appropriate, shall establish a data governance and access committee that
meets on a quarterly basis to determine protocols to:
(1) Prioritize analyses and research questions that will provide information to improve educational and workforce outcomes and policies; and
(2) Approve requests
for access to data provided by the department of education, the University of
Hawaii, the department of labor and industrial [[]relations[]],
and other state agencies, as appropriate.
[(d)] (e) All state agency directors shall consider
sharing data for the statewide longitudinal data system."
PART V. HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE IMMERSION
SECTION 14. Chapter 304A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to subpart E of part V to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§304A- Hawaiian
early learning trust fund. (a)
There is established the Hawaiian early learning trust fund, into which
shall be deposited:
(1) Donations
to the fund;
(2) Appropriations
made by the legislature to the fund;
(3) Revenues
regardless of their source; and
(4) Earnings on
moneys in the fund.
(b)
The university of Hawaii at Hilo shall expend moneys in the trust fund
for purposes of Hawaiian early learning.
(c) The university of Hawaii shall submit an annual report to the legislature, no later than August 31, on the sources of moneys deposited into the fund and expenditures of moneys from the fund."
SECTION 15. There is appropriated out of the Hawaiian early learning trust fund the sum of $5,000,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2020-2021 for the purpose of assisting Ka Haka Ula O Keelikolani, in partnership with the Imiloa astronomy center and other public or private partners as appropriate or required by law, to build two or more classrooms for Hawaiian language medium pre-kindergarten programs that shall be used to establish a pathway for the development of other Hawaiian language medium pre-kindergarten and Hawaiian language immersion classes.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the university of Hawaii at Hilo for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 16. The standards, assessments, performance ratings, staff qualifications, and staff training requirements established by this Act shall not apply to any laboratory school program of the Hawaiian language college at the university of Hawaii at Hilo until July 1, 2026.
PART VI. LIBRARIES
SECTION 17.
Chapter 312, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section
to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§312- Early
learning classrooms and services on public library property; authorized. (a) The Hawaii state public library system, in
consultation and partnership with the department of human services or the executive
office on early learning, may establish new early learning classrooms and contract
for early learning services licensed by the department of human services or authorized
by the executive office on early learning at any library under the jurisdiction
of the Hawaii state public library system; provided that:
(1) The entity with which the Hawaii state public
library system partners to establish a new early learning classroom shall be
the same entity responsible for the oversight of that early learning classroom;
and
(2) The oversight of that early learning classroom
shall be conducted pursuant to administrative rules adopted by that entity.
(b) The
planning, constructing, equipping, and operating of new early learning
classrooms and the contracting of early learning services shall not be subject
to chapters 103D or 103F."
SECTION 18. There is appropriated out of federal funds deposited in the state treasury the sum of $3,000,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2020-2021 for early learning classrooms and services on public library property.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the Hawaii state public library system for the purposes of this part.
PART VII. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SECTION 19. In codifying the new sections added by sections 2, 3, and 7 of this Act, the revisor of statutes shall substitute appropriate section numbers for the letters used in designating the new sections in this Act.
SECTION 20. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 21. This Act shall take effect upon approval; provided that:
(1) Sections 10, 11, 15, and 18 shall take effect on July 1, 2020;
(2) Section 2; sections 302D-A and 302D-B, Hawaii Revised Statutes, as set forth in section 3; section 8; and section 13 shall take effect on July 1, 2022; and
(3) Section 12 shall take effect on July 1, 2024.
Report Title:
DHS; DOE; Preschool Open Doors Program; Executive Office on Early Learning; Appropriation
Description:
Requires
parents or guardians of public school and charter school kindergarten students
to disclose information on the student's prior child care program or prekindergarten
attendance, if any, for the purpose of determining areas having the highest
need for prekindergarten and child care programs. Requires assessment of public school and
charter school kindergarten students. Removes
public charter school prekindergarten programs from the administrative authority
of the Executive Office on Early Learning. Establishes that the State Public Charter
School Commission has administrative authority over all state-funded early learning
programs in public charter schools. Establishes
the preschool open doors special fund. Expands
Preschool Open Doors Program eligibility from 4-year-old children to all children
who are 3 to 4 years old who are in the 2 years prior to kindergarten entry. Requires annual reporting regarding the revenues
and expenditures of the early learning special fund. Establishes a program for Department of Human
Services to award grants for preschools.
Authorizes positions for the Preschool Open Doors Program. Appropriates funds for Department of Human Services
to expand its information technology system for the purpose of managing information
on prekindergarten attendance and child care need and to contract for and operate
preschool and child care programs. Establishes
the goal of providing all children who are 3 to 4 years old who are in the 2 years
prior to kindergarten entry with enrollment in a preschool program by the year 2030. Appropriates funds to the University
of Hawaii for building classrooms
for Hawaiian language immersion pre-kindergarten programs. Appropriates
funds for building early learning services classrooms on public library
property. (SD2)
The summary description
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not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
