H.B. 1964 Summary

• Establishes a child care provider subsidy and bonus program administered by the Department of Human Services to increase compensation for the early child care workforce.

• Provides subsidies to infant and toddler child care centers, group child care centers, and group child care homes to increase child care worker pay to a specified hourly rate (amount not filled in).

• Provides annual bonuses to registered family child care homes at a specified amount per year (amount not filled in).

• Excludes nonpublic schools, post-secondary institutions, public charter schools, the Department of Education, and the University of Hawaii from program eligibility.

• Requires annual legislative reports on program implementation and impacts, and makes appropriations for program funding and staffing (amounts not specified in draft).