Report Title:
Compact of Free Association Task Force; Final Report
Description:
Requests the compact of free association task force, established pursuant to H.R. 94, H.D.1, 2007, to include in its final report to the 2009 legislature a recommendation for a pilot program for delivery of medical, educational, housing and social services for the migrants from the freely associated state
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THE SENATE |
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TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2008 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating tO the compact of free association.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that House Resolution No. 94, H.D. 1, Regular Session of 2007, requested the department of health to convene a task force to investigate and coordinate the provision of medical and social services to migrants from the freely associated states -- the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. Specifically, the resolution requested the task force to make recommendations regarding how to plan for and coordinate the provision of services to this population, with an interim report to the 2008 legislature and a final report to the 2009 legislature.
The purpose of this Act is to request the compact of free association task force to include an additional recommendation in its final report.
SECTION 2. The compact of free association task force, established pursuant to House Resolution No. 94, H.D. 1, Regular Session of 2007, is requested to include in its final report to the 2009 legislature a recommendation for a pilot program for delivery of medical, educational, housing, and social services for the migrants from the freely associated state.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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