THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2003

COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES

Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Chair

Senator Lorraine R. Inouye, Vice Chair

COMMITTEE ON WATER, LAND, AND AGRICULTURE

Senator Lorraine R. Inouye, Chair

Senator Willie C. Espero, Vice Chair
 

COMMITTEE ON LABOR

Senator Brian Kanno, Chair

Senator Les Ihara, Jr., Vice Chair

 

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Monday, February 10, 2003

TIME:

2:45pm

PLACE:

Conference Room 016

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

 

HMS/LRB

SB 699

RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE SERVICES.

Appropriates funds to: reprice, or reclassify upward, all child welfare service social workers; upgrade all exempt case support aid positions to permanent social service assistant IV positions; and lower the caseload of assessment social workers and case managers.

HMS/LBR, WAM

SB 864

RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE SERVICES.

Grants civil service status to certain temporary exempt employees of the child welfare services branch, under the department of human services' social services division.

HMS/LBR, WAM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HMS ONLY

SB 926

RELATING TO ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES.

Expands adult protective services by deleting dependency criteria; redefines an adult who is subject to Adult Protective Services law as a person who is either physically or mentally impaired or age 70 years or older; defines caregiver neglect, maltreatment and self-neglect for purposes of adult protective services; establishes Adult Protective Services Care Coordinating Committee.

HMS, JHW

SB 1613

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR NURSING HOME WITHOUT WALLS.

Appropriates $      and $       in FY 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 for 1 FTE registered nurse case manager and 1 FTE clerical support staff for the nursing home without walls program on Molokai and Lanai.

HMS, WAM

SB 1550

RELATING TO DISCLOSURES BY ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES.

Requires operator of an assisted living facility to disclose to prospective tenants the full terms of any agreement for a right-to-use plan for the use of the facility.

HMS, JHW

SB 1023

RELATING TO ADULT RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES.

Increases the state's supplemental share of adult residential care home payment and makes an appropriation for this purpose.

HMS, WAM

SB 968

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR FAMILY CENTERS.

Appropriates funds as a grant-in-aid subsidy to Family Centers.

HMS, WAM

SB 1656

RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.

Repeals sunset date of 06/30/2003 of Act 273, SLH 2001, relating to home- and community-based case management agencies and statutorily codifies the new part in chapter 346, HRS, created in Act 273.

HMS, WAM

SB 888

RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE.

Creates the Hawaii State Policy Committee for the Safety of Children to address child abuse issues.

HMS, WAM

SB 939

RELATING TO RESPITE SERVICES.

Establishes the Hawaii Respite Services Trust Fund to provide funding for grants to caregivers for respite services; appropriates unspecified funds into trust fund.

HMS, WAM

SB 979

RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE SERVICES.

Establishes a child welfare services reform coordinating committee, including committee members and required submission of an annual progress report to the legislature.

HMS, WAM

SB 1353

MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR MEDICAID.

Appropriates emergency funds ($83,865,198) for the medical assistance program for reimbursement to its health care providers and pay for related prescription expenses for the fiscal year 2002-2003.

HMS, WAM

SB 1583

RELATING TO HEALTH CARE.

Provides a tax credit for the expenses related to the care of an elderly relative.

HMS, WAM
     

HMS/WLA

    

SB 927

RELATING TO AGING.

Requires that the public land on which the Lanakila multi-purpose senior center is situated be set aside in perpetuity for a senior opportunities center.

HMS/WLA, WAM

 

 

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW, IF TIME PERMITS.

Persons wishing to testify should submit 35 copies of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 226, State Capitol during regular business hours, or outside the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Office, Room 015, State Capitol for all other times, 24 hours prior to the hearing. E-mail testimony may be submitted to chunoakland2@capitol.hawaii.gov. Testimony must be written in the body of the email, e-mail attachments will not be accepted. 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 or e-mailing, 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.

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign language interpreter, wheelchair accessibility, or parking designated for the disabled) please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.

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 Lorraine R. Inouye

Chair

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Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland

Chair

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Senator Brian Kanno

Chair