HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2006
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COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES |
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Rep. Alex M. Sonson, Chair |
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Rep. Rida T.R. Cabanilla, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki |
Rep. Bertha C. Kawakami |
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Rep. Josh Green, M.D. |
Rep. Chris Halford |
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Rep. Heléne H. Hale |
Rep. Bud Stonebraker |
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Rep. Michael Puamamo Kahikina |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
January 28, 2006 |
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TIME: |
9:00 a.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 329 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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HB 1858 |
RELATING TO THE HAWAII YOUTH CORRECTIONAL FACILITY. Creates a Hawaii commission on juvenile justice to oversee the Hawaii youth correctional facility and the office of youth services. Attaches for administrative purposes to the department of human services. Appropriates funds. |
HUS, JUD, FIN |
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HB 2070 |
RELATING TO A COMMISSION ON FATHERHOOD. Replaces the director of the office of children and youth with the chief justice or his designee as a member of the commission. |
HUS, JUD |
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HB 2071 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE COMMISSION ON FATHERHOOD. Appropriates funds for the state commission on fatherhood. |
HUS, FIN |
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HB 2052 |
RELATING TO FOSTER CHILDREN. Establishes a Foster Children's Bill of Rights. |
HUS, JUD |
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HB 2077 |
RELATING TO FOSTER CHILDREN. Establishes a Foster Children's Bill of Rights. |
HUS, JUD |
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HB 2108 |
RELATING TO PLACEMENT OF HARMED CHILDREN. Clarifies the importance of kinship placement for temporary foster placement and adoption; affirms the importance of the child's present attachment and bonding to present caregivers, whether kin or non-kin. |
HUS, JUD, FIN |
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HB 2078 |
RELATING TO FOSTER CHILDREN. Allows foster children to apply for a driver's license with the written consent of the Department of Human Services. Requires a foster child's natural parents to pay for the child's car insurance and provides for free insurance if the child's parents are unable to pay. Allows higher education board allowances to be paid directly to former foster children. |
HUS, CPC, FIN |
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HB 2069 |
RELATING TO FAMILY SERVICE CENTERS. Creates the community-based, family-centered models special account to award grants to establish and maintain community-based, family-centered models throughout the State. Appropriates funds for the Even Start program. |
HUS, FIN |
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HB 2096 |
RELATING TO INCOME TAX. Establishes a tax credit for tuition and fees of parents who enroll in parenting and child development classes. |
HUS, FIN |
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HB 2360 |
RELATING TO FEDERAL REVENUE MAXIMIZATION IN THE JUDICIARY.
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HUS, JUD, FIN |
DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
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________________________________________ Rep. Alex M. Sonson Chair |
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