HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2003
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COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES AND HOUSING |
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Rep. Michael Puamamo Kahikina, Chair |
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Rep. Maile S.L. Shimabukuro, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki |
Rep. Roy M. Takumi |
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Rep. Helène H. Hale |
Rep. Corinne W.L. Ching |
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Rep. Bertha C. Kawakami |
Rep. Lynn Finnegan |
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Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto |
Rep. Bud Stonebraker |
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Rep. K. Mark Takai |
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COMMITTEE ON HEALTH |
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Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki, Chair |
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Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Helène H. Hale |
Rep. Roy M. Takumi |
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Rep. Michael Puamamo Kahikina |
Rep. Corinne W.L. Ching |
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Rep. Maile S.L. Shimabukuro |
Rep. Lynn Finnegan |
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Rep. K. Mark Takai |
Rep. Bud Stonebraker |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Friday, March 14, 2003 |
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TIME: |
8:30 a.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 329 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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SB 881 SD1 (SSCR631) |
RELATING TO CHILD ABUSE. Allows public safety officers, sheriffs, and deputy sheriffs to assume protective custody of child abuse victim; requires public safety officers, sheriffs, and deputy sheriffs to report child abuse cases. (SD1) |
HSH, PSM, JUD |
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SB 1351 (SSCR848) |
RELATING TO BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR ADULT SERVICES PROGRAMS. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish standards, which shall include criminal history record and adult and child protective service records checks, to ensure the reputable and responsible character of service providers who have direct contact with individuals receiving services through the adult services programs. |
HSH, JUD, FIN |
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SB 1352 SD1 (SSCR849) |
RELATING TO HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES. Extends the statutory authority for the licensing of community-based case management agencies and the certification of community care foster family homes until June 30, 2005; appropriates $65,000 for fiscal year 2003-2004, and $65,000 for fiscal year 2004-2005, for licensing and certification. (SD1) |
HSH, JUD, FIN |
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SB 1647 SD2 (SSCR857) |
RELATING TO SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED. Appropriates funds in each of fiscal years 2003-2004 and 2004-2005, to provide individuals who are blind or visually impaired with telephonic access to time-sensitive information. (SD2) |
HSH, CPC, FIN |
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SB 1661 SD2 (SSCR914) |
RELATING TO THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF HAWAII. Amends Act 100, SLH 2001, to require the Housing and Community Development Corporation of Hawaii to complete the construction of the Villages of Kapolei within five years of effective date of this Act, and to coordinate with the City and County of Honolulu to implement recommendations of private traffic study. (SD2) |
HSH, TRN, FIN |
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DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW |
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CONVENE JOINT HEARING HSH/HLT |
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SB 918 SD2 (SSCR970) |
RELATING TO NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS. Requires auto insurers to offer nonprofit employees and volunteers insurance coverage for use of personal vehicles in the course of employment or volunteering. Allows amounts paid for the coverage to be claimed as a tax deduction. (SD2) |
HSH/HLT, CPC, FIN |
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SB 945 SD1 (SSCR855) |
RELATING TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH. Allocates moneys from Tobacco Settlement Special Fund to Office of Youth Services, DOE, and counties to establish dedicated source of funding for nonschool-hour youth programs. Appropriates funds. (SD1) |
HSH/HLT, EDN, FIN |
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SB 1580 (SSCR853) |
RELATING TO ADVOCACY FOR HUMAN SERVICES. Appropriates funds for (1) the adoption of special needs children, (2) a grant-in-aid to a nonprofit legal services provider to increase SSI income, (3) a grant in aid to a nonprofit legal services provider for a federal medicare advocacy project. |
HSH/HLT, EDN, FIN |
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SB 473 SD1 (SSCR779) |
RELATING TO HALFWAY HOUSES. Requires informational meetings as part of the county zoning permit process for group living facilities housing people released from correctional facilities and other institutions. (SD1) (PENDING RE-REFERRAL) |
HSH/HLT, JUD, FIN |
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SB 956, DECISION MAKING ONLY |
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SB 956 SD2 (SSCR842) |
RELATING TO PRESUMPTIVE MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY FOR PREGNANT WOMEN. Requires the department of human services to provide presumptive medicaid or QUEST coverage to medicaid eligible pregnant women. (SD2) |
HSH/HLT, FIN |
DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
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________________________________________ Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki Chair |
________________________________________ Rep. Michael Puamamo Kahikina Chair |
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