THE SENATE
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 2000

          COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
            Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Chair
             Senator Randall Iwase, Vice Chair
                  Senator Carol Fukunaga
                   Senator Andrew Levin
                 Senator Whitney Anderson


                     NOTICE OF HEARING

        DATE:    Friday, February 11, 2000
        TIME:    1:00 p.m.
        PLACE:   Conference Room 229
                 State Capitol
                 415 South Beretania Street


                        A G E N D A

SB 2059  RELATING TO WELFARE REFORM                 HHS, WAM
        Bases the standard of need for assistance benefits on
        the current poverty level.

SB 2658  RELATING TO GENERAL ASSISTANCE             HHS, WAM
        Authorizes DHS to retain rollover funds for general
        assistance.

SB 2847  RELATING TO PROSPECTIVE ADOPTIVE PARENTS   HHS, JDC
        Defines the term "prospective adoptive parents,"
        requires criminal history record checks, authorizes
        DHS to contract for home studies.

SB 2848  RELATING TO THE PERMANENT PLAN HEARING        HHS, JDC
        Allows the court to waive the approval of children age
        14 and above to the permanent plan if it is in the
        best interest of the child.

SB 2849  RELATING TO REVIEW HEARINGS                     HHS
        Clearly defines when DHS begins counting a child's
        time in agency care.

SB 2850  RELATING TO KINSHIP CARE                        HHS
        Defines "kinship care" and authorizes DHS to develop
        specific related standards.

SB 2851  RELATING TO FOSTER BOARD ALLOWANCES FOR
        STUDENTS                                   HHS, WAM
        Enables DHS to pay foster board allowances directly to
        an accredited institution of higher learning.







 


SB 2853  RELATING TO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS   HHS, WAM
        Allows DHS to adjust payments to support employment.

SB 2854  RELATING TO UNCLAIMED CORPSES              HHS, WAM
        Requires cremation of all unclaimed corpses; provides
        immunity for DHS and any participants in such
        cremations from liability related to cremations.

SB 2855  RELATING TO PUBLIC ASSISTANCE              HHS, WAM
        Clarifies the law with respect to DHS interests when
        it asserts claims pursuant to sections 346-15 and 346-
        37, HRS, to the estates of recipients who die.

SB 2857  RELATING TO PUBLIC ASSISTANCE              HHS, WAM
        Amends section 346-37, HRS, to clarify DHS's ability
        to recover costs in third-party liability situations.

SB 2858  MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR THE STATE
        MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM                 HHS, WAM
        Provides the medical assistance program with
        sufficient funds to reimburse its health care
        providers for fiscal year 1999-2000.


        DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW, IF TIME PERMITS
        
Persons wishing to testify should submit 20 copies of their
testimony with two holes at the top, to the committee clerk, Room
228, State Capitol, 24 hours prior to the hearing. Testimony may
also be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate
Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 (toll free for neighbor
islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. When faxing,
please indicate to whom the testimony is being submitted, the
date and time of the hearing, and the required number of copies
needed for submittal. 

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services
to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign language
interpreter, wheelchair accessibility, or parking designated for
the disabled), please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior
to the hearing so arrangements can be made.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 
586-6130.



____________________________
Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland
Chair