HI HB2019

Appropriates unspecified general funds for fiscal year 2026-2027 to the Executive Office on Early Learning to support family-child interaction learning programs serving children from birth to age five

Family-child interaction learning programs combine early childhood education with parent education to foster literacy, social-emotional development, and school readiness

Proposed federal funding cuts would reduce Hawaii's family-child interaction learning programs from 64 to 3 and eliminate nearly 120 early childhood educator positions

Authorizes the Executive Office on Early Learning to contract with third-party providers and collaborate with counties to administer the program funding

Effective date set as July 1, 3000 (placeholder date indicating the appropriation amount needs to be determined)