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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 1134.000 2004-2006 Harry Kim°. William Takaba Mtryor u" Director •~:,.,F .f Nancy E. Crawford Ord Depot)' Director ~r~_osM.'? {+a, ~'r fa'ir' 3 County of Hawaii Finance Department 25 Aupuni Street, Room 118 . Hilo, I lawaii 96720 (808)961-8234 . Fax(808)961-8248 October 10, 2006 Stacy K. Higa, Chairman and Members of the Hawai'i County Council Hawai'i County Council 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 Re: Operating Budget The State of Hawai'i Legislature enacted Act 281, Session Laws of Hawai'i 2006, which appropriated, in part, $52,000 to the County of Hawai'i towards non-school hour programs for children and youth. The legislature had found that there is widespread agreement about the importance of establishing safe, structured learning environments for children and youth during non-school hours as statistics show that rates of juvenile crime, drug use, and experimentation with tobacco, alcohol and sex increase when older children are left unsupervised. These funds will be used by the Recreation Division of the Department of Parks and Recreation for Spring Intersession programs in communities where 50% or more of the school students are eligible for free or reduced lunch and for Tour the Island Sports Clinics and camping trips in each of the five recreational districts: South Hilo, Hamakua/North Hilo/Rural South Hilo, North/South Kohala, Kona, and Puna/Ka'u. Enclosed is a resolution for Council's authorization to receive and expend state funding for the County of HawaiTs non-school hour programs, pursuant to Act 281, Session Laws of Hawai'i 2006. Also enclosed is a bill for an ordinance amending the Operating Budget by appropriating the $52,000. If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to call the Department of Parks and Recreation. E. William Takab Director of Finance V~E~ D: ~Aj Pj~PmROOJ~ ~ G' ~~I Harry Kim Mayor Enc. Comm. cc: Parks and Recreation ` Ref. To: FL `?Ad. 44 Z.• M' &U 3S 2 1 Ref. Dote ~f:T~fi Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer Form B-52 7/18/91 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DEPARTMENT: Parks and Recreation DATE: 10/5/06 STAFF CONTACT: Dee Ann Sadayasu PHONE: 961-8560 A. REQUEST: Prepare a resolution for Council's authorization to receive and expend state funding for non-school hour programs for children and youth. Appropriate these State funds of $52,000 to Non-School Hour Programs. B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED): The State of Hawai'i Legislature enacted Act 281 at its regular 2006 session which appropriated $400,000 for non-school hour programs for children and youth enrolled in school. Thirteen percent, or $52,000, was allocated to the County of Hawai'i and shall be used by the Recreation Division for Spring intersession programs in communities where 50% or more of the school students are eligible for free or reduced lunch. Funding will be used to hold Tour the Island Sports Clinics and camping trips in each of the five districts (S.Hnlo„ Halmakua/N.Hijo/Rural S.Hilo, North/ South Kohala,Kona, Puna/Ka'u) SIGNED: ACI~Z~ DATE: 10/4/06 D artment Head County of Hawari is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer ld EXECUTIVE CHAMBERS 4.+~yS3'j H O N O L U L U ~Ir~EIVf LINDA LINGLE ~f '~nh 41' G o V E R N o R ZCOOnt~'1 September 26, 2006 The Honorable Harry Kim, Mayor County of Hawaii 25 Aupuni Street, Room 215 Hilo, Hawaii 96720-4252 Dear Mayor Kim: 'a~iyto N 0 o .0 M I am pleased to inform you that I am releasing $52,000 in general funds'4dhe Count of Hawaii for non-school hour programs for children and youth enrollee SchAl pursuant to Act 281, SLH 2006. The $52,000 represents the 13% that was alloe4d toR p the County of Hawaii in FY 07 based on the number of children younger than n4esid in each county. The amount is to be expended by your County's Department of Parks and Recreation. I understand the funds would be used for Spring intersession programs in communities where 50% or more of the school students are eligible for free or reduced lunch. Please contact Mr. Wayne Horie, Accounting Division Administrator of the State's Department of Accounting and General Services at (808) 586-0600 if there any questions on the disbursement of the funds. Sincerely, LINDA LINGLE IO~~E XC k;!~?~Y.`U11Gi; SB486 CD1 Page 1 of 2 Report Title: Non-School Hour Programs; Appropriations Description: Appropriates funds to non-school hour programs for children or youth enrolled in school. (CD1) THE SENATE 486 TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2006 S ¦ B ¦ N O ¦ S.D. 2 STATE OF HAWAII H.D. 1 C.D. 1 A BILL FOR AN ACT RELAT?NG TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. The legislature finds that many children are on their own in the mornings and afternoons before and after the school bell rings. Nationally, nearly two-thirds of school-age children are in homes with both parents working, yet very few communities have a comprehensive system of before and after-school care for children. While Hawaii is fortunate to have the A+ program for students in grades K-6, older children also need adult supervision. When older children are unsupervised in the morning, afternoon, evening, weekend, and holiday hours, statistics clearly show that rates of juvenile crime, drug use, and experimentation with tobacco, alcohol, and sex increase. The legislature further finds that there is widespread agreement about the importance of establishing safe, structured learning environments for children and youth during non-school hours. The purpose of this Act is to appropriate funds for non-school hour programs for children and youth. SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $800,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2006-2007, for non-school hour programs for kindergarten through twelfth grades for the department of education. The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of education for the hfr 9/22/2006 SB486 CD1 Page 2 of 2 purposes of this Act. SECTION 3. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $800,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2006-2007, for the office of youth services for non-school hour programs for children and youth enrolled in school: The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of human services for the purposes of this Act. SECTION 4. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $400,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2006-2007, for non-school hour programs for children and youth enrolled in school. The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of parks and recreation of each county, subject to the following allocation percentages, which are based on the number of children eighteen years of age or younger residing in each county; provided that no funds shall be disbursed unless each county provides matching funds on a dollar for dollar basis: (1) Seventy-one per cent, city and county of Honolulu; (2) Thirteen per cent, county of Hawaii; (3) Eleven per cent, county of Maui; and (4) Five per cent, county of Kauai. SECTION 5. Moneys allocated for the purposes of this Act shall not reduce existing funding for non-school hour programs and shall be awarded by the expending agencies only to non-school hour programs that demonstrate a commitment to partnering with the public and private sectors and involve youth as active participants in all phases of program planning, implementation, and evaluation. All programs that receive those moneys shall meet each quarter with their community partners for the purposes of program evaluation and improvement. SECTION 6. The office of youth services, the department of education, and the counties' parks and recreation departments shall convene annually to share information on the best practices and outcomes. The office of youth services shall submit to the legislature an annual report on the programs funded under this Act no later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session, beginning with the regular session of 2007. SECTION 7. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2006.