THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2009
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COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES |
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Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Chair |
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Senator Les Ihara, Jr., Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Thursday, February 5, 2009 |
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1:15pm |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 016 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO THE CHILDREN'S JUSTICE PROGRAM. Establishes the confidentiality of children's justice program records, subject to exceptions for program and provider staff, mental and physical health professionals, and the courts.
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HMS, JGO |
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RELATING TO CHILDREN. Amends section relating to social worker expertise by removing the designation of social worker testimony as expert testimony.
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HMS, JGO |
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RELATING TO CHILDREN. Extends the time the department of human services may assume temporary foster custody of a child without an order of the court from three to five working days to allow for more time to conduct an investigation. Requires the department to conduct an ohana conference prior to deciding what course of action to take.
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HMS, JGO |
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RELATING TO FOSTER CARE SERVICES. Increases the monthly board rate distributed by the department of human services for foster care services for children.
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HMS, WAM |
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RELATING TO CHILD ABANDONMENT. Makes it a misdemeanor to abandon a child by leaving the child with a person whose identity cannot be proven or who cannot be later located.
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HMS, JGO |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY. Prohibits registered sex offenders from entering upon and loitering within restriction zones around schools and child care facilities. Imposes penalties.
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HMS, JGO |
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RELATING TO SOCIAL SERVICES. Prohibits the use of an electronic benefits transfer card for the purchase of alcoholic beverages or tobacco, or as part of a transaction in which alcoholic beverages or tobacco are purchased by means other than an electronic benefits transfer card; requires the department of human services to establish a program to pay rental payments directly to the owner of the rental property for any person eligible for rental financial assistance by the department; requires the department to establish rules for both programs.
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HMS, WAM |
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RELATING TO LANGUAGE ACCESS. Designates the month of September as "language access month" to promote awareness of language access for government services and to emphasize the importance of and the need for language access in Hawaii.
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HMS, JGO |
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Amends Hawaii Revised Statutes section 235-1 to include the definition of "totally disabled."
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HMS, WAM |
Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
FOR AMENDED HEARING NOTICES: If the notice is an amended notice, measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored. If there is a measure that is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.
Persons wishing to testify should submit testimony in one of the following ways by 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the hearing:
· In person: 1 copy of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 226, State Capitol.
· By fax: Testimony may 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, please indicate to which committee the testimony is being submitted and the date and time of the hearing.
· By Web: Testimony may be submitted online if less than 4MB in size, at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/emailtestimony.
· By Email: Testimony may be emailed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Committee at HMSTestimony@Capitol.hawaii.gov . Please indicate the measure, date and time of the hearing. Email sent to individual offices or any other Senate office will not be accepted.
Please note: If you submit your written testimony after 4:30 p.m. the day prior to the hearing, please sign-in at the staff table to testify orally. A copy of your testimony may not be available during the hearing but will be posted online for the public after the hearing.
If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.
Please note: All testimony received by the Hawaii Senate will be posted on the Hawaii Legislature's Website. Documents made available through the Testimony hyperlink(s) above may not be posted until the start of the hearing.
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 Suzanne Chun Oakland Chair |
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