Bill Text: HI HCR7 | 2017 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Urging The Department Of Human Services To Examine The Application Process For The Preschool Open Doors Program To Ensure Accessibility For All Who Qualify.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-2)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2017-04-19 - Report adopted, referred to WAM. [HCR7 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2017-HCR7-Introduced.html
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.C.R. NO. |
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TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2017 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
urging the department of human services to examine the application process for the preschool open doors program to ensure accessibility for all who qualify.
WHEREAS, preschool is a critical part of raising Hawaii's keiki because preschool prepares children for kindergarten, teaches social skills, and allows children to explore and discover their world while learning through hands-on play experiences; and
WHEREAS, the preschool open doors program is Hawaii's school readiness program that allows approximately one thousand three hundred children to attend licensed preschools to prepare them for kindergarten entry; and
WHEREAS, the preschool open doors program is a child care subsidy program through the Department of Human Services that provides statewide services to eligible low- and moderate-income families sending their children to licensed preschools prior to kindergarten; and
WHEREAS, the goal of the preschool open doors program is to promote school readiness and help children develop a life-long love for learning; and
WHEREAS, it is important that all of Hawaii's families have access to the preschool open doors application process; and
WHEREAS, currently, the application process for the preschool open doors program is administered by People Attentive to Children (PATCH) and does not allow applications to be submitted electronically; and
WHEREAS, some families are unable to apply for the preschool open doors program because they cannot afford a mail-in application, while other families may lack access to the Internet; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-ninth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2017, the Senate concurring, that the Department of Human Services is urged to examine the application process for the preschool open doors program to ensure accessibility for all who qualify; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Human Services is encouraged to consider a paperless or other, cost-free application process that is accessible for all who qualify; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Human Services is requested to provide information regarding the cost of transitioning to a paperless or cost-free application process; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Human Services is requested to submit its findings and recommendations, including the cost of a paperless or cost-free application process, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2018; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Director of Human Services, Director of the Executive Office on Early Learning, and People Attentive to Children.
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Preschool Open Doors; Application Process