Requires the Department of Human Services to establish a Child Care Accreditation Program to assist licensed and registered child care providers obtain accreditation. Authorizes the use of the Child Care Grant Program Special Fund for Child Care Accreditation Program grants. Extends the deadlines by which existing Preschool Open Doors Program service providers are required to commence the accreditation process and obtain accreditation. Appropriates funds for the Child Care Accreditation Program, including the establishment of one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) position for the program. (CD1)
Hawaii SB 239 (2023 Regular Session) — RELATING TO EARLY LEARNING ACCREDITATION.
Requires the Department of Human Services to establish a Child Care Accreditation Program to assist licensed and registered child care providers obtain accreditation. Authorizes the use of the Child Care Grant Program Special Fund for Child Care Accreditation Program grants. Extends the deadlines by which existing Preschool Open Doors Program service providers are required to commence the accreditation process and obtain accreditation. Appropriates funds for the Child Care Accreditation Program, including the establishment of one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) position for the program. (CD1)
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2023-07-03 Act 169, on 07/03/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1272). became-law
2023-05-05 Enrolled to Governor. executive-receipt
2023-05-04 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 901). receipt
2023-05-04 Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 996). receipt
2023-05-04 Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Lowen, Martinez excused (2). passage
2023-05-04 Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1) Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). passage
2023-05-02 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 197) as amended in (CD 1).
2023-05-02 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-04-23.
2023-05-02 Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 197).
2023-04-28 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Nakashima, Kitagawa, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
2023-04-28 The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Kidani, Aquino; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
2023-04-28 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-23 4:30PM in conference room 309.
2023-04-27 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-23 1:30PM; CR 329.
2023-04-24 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 840). receipt
2023-04-21 House Conferees Appointed: Mizuno, Nakashima, Kitagawa Co-Chairs; Garcia.
2023-04-19 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 911). receipt
2023-04-19 Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Kidani Co-Chair; Aquino.
2023-04-13 Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 888). receipt
2023-04-13 Senate disagrees with House amendments. amendment-failure
2023-04-13 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 728). introduction, receipt
2023-04-11 Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Todd excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. passage
2023-04-06 Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2095) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.
2023-04-04 The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Cochran, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Nishimoto, Ward. committee-passage-favorable
2023-03-31 Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-04-23 3:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2023-03-24 Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Ilagan excused (1).
2023-03-24 Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1569) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
2023-03-22 The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Sayama, Amato, Belatti, Hussey-Burdick, Gates, Lowen, Onishi; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Tam. committee-passage-favorable
2023-03-20 Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 03-22-23 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2023-03-16 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). reading-2, referral-committee
2023-03-16 Reported from HUS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1254) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
2023-03-14 The committee on HUS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Amato, Belatti, Ilagan, Takenouchi, Nishimoto, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kobayashi. committee-passage-favorable
2023-03-10 Bill scheduled to be heard by HUS on Tuesday, 03-14-23 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2023-03-09 Referred to HUS, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 17 referral-committee
2023-03-09 Pass First Reading reading-1
2023-03-07 Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 110) in amended form (SD 2). introduction, receipt
2023-03-07 Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga). Transmitted to House. passage
2023-03-03 48 Hrs. Notice 03-07-23.
2023-03-03 Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1062) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
2023-03-01 The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Aquino, DeCoite, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
2023-02-27 The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-01-23 10:10AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2023-02-17 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. reading-2, referral-committee
2023-02-17 Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 575) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2023-02-15 The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
2023-02-10 The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-15-23 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
2023-02-01 Re-Referred to HHS, WAM. referral-committee
2023-01-23 Referred to HHS/EDU, WAM. referral-committee
2023-01-19 Passed First Reading. reading-1
2023-01-19 Introduced. introduction
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f4608a07-21a5-452b-8fa0-f19dedb24866. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).