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THE SENATE                              S.B. NO.           
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2000                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                   A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT

RELATING TO KINSHIP CARE.



BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 1      SECTION 1.  Chapter 346, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended
 
 2 by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to
 
 3 read as follows:
 
 4      "§346-    Kinship care.  (a)  The department may adopt rules
 
 5 relating to kinship care including definitions, placement
 
 6 standards, and eligibility requirements.
 
 7      (b)  These placement standards and eligibility requirements
 
 8 shall be apart from other foster care placement standards and
 
 9 eligibility requirements.
 
10      (c)  Such eligibility requirements shall include, but shall
 
11 not be limited to, criminal history record checks."
 
12      SECTION 2.  Section 346-16, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
 
13 amended by adding to subsection (a) a new definition to be
 
14 appropriately inserted and to read as follows:
 
15      ""Kinship care" means the placement with an adult relative
 
16 who provides care and maintenance to a related child apart from
 
17 the child's parents or guardians on a twenty-four hour basis."
 
18      SECTION 3.  New statutory material is underscored.
 

 
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 1      SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
 
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 3                           INTRODUCED BY:  _______________________
 

 
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