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:	Tuesday, February 13, 2007
TIME:	1:15 p.m.
PLACE:	Conference Room 016 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

S.B. 72	MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES Appropriates funds to the department of human services to expand their QUEST and Medicaid programs to provide periodontal care to pregnant women.  Limits benefits to $500 per person per year.	HSP, WAM
S.B. 238	RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH Increases the reimbursement rate for Medicaid and QUEST psychiatric services according to county population; appropriates funds for the reimbursement rate increase.	HSP, WAM
S.B. 248	RELATING TO THE STATE COMMISSION ON FATHERHOOD Appropriates funds for staffing of state commission on fatherhood.	HSP, WAM
S.B. 249	RELATING TO THE COMMISSION ON FATHERHOOD Makes the state commission on fatherhood permanent by repealing the sunset date on the law that established it.	HSP
S.B.643	RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING Allows a person previously evicted from a public housing to appeal the eviction under certain conditions; provided that the appeal is at least 10 years following the eviction.	HSP, JDL
S.B. 740	RELATING TO INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTS Repeals 5 year limitation on direct state funding to fiduciary organizations.  Requires State to provide technical and administrative assistance to fiduciary organizations.  Allows qualified expenditures for auto purchases.  Raises the limit fiduciary organizations may use to cover administrative costs.  Allows State to utilize federal funds for matching funds.  Makes appropriation to department of human services for fiduciary organizations.	HSP, WAM
S.B. 765	RELATING TO PALLIATIVE CARE Precludes a charge of manslaughter against a medical caregiver whose patient dies while receiving palliative care.	HSP, JDL
S.B. 815	RELATING TO DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES Appropriates funds for a coordinator and operating expenses to support a statewide self-advocacy network for individuals with development disabilities.	HSP, WAM
S.B. 865	RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING Appropriates $10,000,000, for the 2007-2008 fiscal year to the Hawaii public housing authority to repair and modernize vacant units in federal and state public housing projects.	HSP, WAM
S.B. 1105	RELATING TO DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES Appropriates funds to continue the maintenance and operation of developmental disabilities domiciliary homes and developmental disabilities apartment complexes.	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
S.B. 1144	RELATING TO GUARDIANSHIP Clarifies use of power of attorney for education of a minor.	HSP, JDL
S.B. 1158	RELATING TO FAMILY COURT Creates a Citizen's Family Law Advisory Committee to be placed, for administrative purposes, in the Judiciary.	HSP, JDL
S.B. 1161	RELATING TO DOMESTIC ABUSE Requires the department of human services to provide a written report to the court and the parties two days prior to a hearing in a case where there are allegations of domestic abuse.	HSP, JDL

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