THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2007

COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES AND PUBLIC HOUSING

Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Chair

Senator Les Ihara, Jr., Vice Chair

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:	Thursday, February 08, 2007
TIME:	1:15 p.m.
PLACE:	Conference Room 016 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

S.B. 1101	RELATING TO CHILDREN Establishes a task force to coordinate resources for homeless children, establishes and appropriates funds to a special fund; sunset date.	HSP, WAM
S.B. 1162	RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE Provides notice of permanent plan hearings to a child who has reached the age of 14.	HSP, JDL
S.B. 1163	RELATING TO FOSTER CHILDREN'S TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD Mandates State to provide independent living programs to foster children at age 14.	HSP, WAM
S.B. 1164	RELATING TO CHILDREN Establishes guiding principles for foster children.	HSP, JDL
S.B. 1166	RELATING TO CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY Appropriates funds to educate the public about the child passenger restraints law and to help subsidize the cost of child booster car seats for low-income families.	HSP, WAM
S.B. 1167	RELATING TO CHILD CARE Allows certain qualifying recipients of public assistance to provide full-time, at-home child care to children two years of age or less, and to receive a percentage of the child care subsidy the State would otherwise pay for the child care services.	HSP, WAM
S.B. 1170	RELATING TO CHILDREN Appropriates funds for the healthy start program, including enhanced healthy start, hiring of additional staff, and training.	HSP, WAM
S.B. 1173	RELATING TO PERINATAL CARE Appropriates funds to continue the pilot perinatal clinic for women with a history of substance abuse on Oahu.	HSP, WAM
S.B. 1114	RELATING TO MEDICAID Requires the department of human services to directly reimburse sellers of over-the-counter Plan B emergency contraception to women who are recipients of Medicaid, without incurring expenses for recipients, who purchase such medications.  Appropriations.	HSP, WAM
S.B. 1120	RELATING TO STATE EMPLOYEE CHILD CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES Requires the State to provide state employees with child care facilities and services.  Permits State to charge for cost of child care.	HSP, WAM

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

Persons wishing to testify should submit 30 copies of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 226, 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 or 1-800-586-6659 (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.

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Public Folder.  A folder labeled “Public Folder” containing the measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.

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

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Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland

Chair