HB 270

RELATING TO YOUTH SERVICES

By Representative(s) ARAKAKI / TAKAI / MEYER

Subjects: Keiki Caucus

Keywords: DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION, HUMAN SERVICES, JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, MENTAL HEALTH, MINORS

Report Title: Youth Services

Description: Abolishes the youth services centers created, developed, and operated by the Office of Youth Services (OYS). Requires OYS to provide for the creation, coordination, and oversight of school/community-based youth service centers throughout the State. Requires OYS to contract with public or private providers, or both, to create these centers. Specifies the objectives of these centers, the population that is eligible for these centers, and the responsibilities and duties of these centers. Requires each center to establish a board of directors in accordance with requirements specified by OYS. Requires the Departments of Health, Education, and Human Services and OYS to establish interdepartmental decategorized service accounts for the creation, coordination, and oversight of these centers.

 1-22-99        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-25-99        H Referred to the committees on HLT/HSH, and then
                  referred to 1. EDN 2. PSM 3. FIN , referral sheet 3
 1-27-99        H Re-referred to the committees on HSH/HLT, and then 
                  referred to 1. EDN 2. PSM 3. FIN , referral sheet 4
 1-28-99        H Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH/HLT on Friday,
                  01-29-99 at 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. in  conference room
                  329.
 1-29-99        H The committee(s) recommends that the measure be
                  deferred until 02-03-99.
 2- 3-99        H The committees on HSH/HLT recommend that the
                  measure be HELD.
 2- 3-99        H The votes in HSH were as follows:6 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Arakaki, Kahikina, Kawakami, Lee, Santiago,
                  McDermott; Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s) ; none
                  Noes: Rep.(s) ; and 2 Excused: Rep.(s) Stegmaier,
                  Pendleton; and
 2- 3-99        H The votes in HLT were as follows:8 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Santiago, Yamane, Arakaki, Kahikina, Kawakami, Lee,         
                  Leong, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s) ;         
                  none Noes: Rep.(s) ; and 1 Excused: Rep.(s)
                  Stegmaier
 1-19-00        H Carried over to 2000 Regular Session.