THE SENATE |
S.B. NO. |
1288 |
TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2011 |
S.D. 1 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO THE EMERGENCY AND BUDGET RESERVE FUND.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. This Act is recommended by the governor for immediate passage in accordance with section 9 of article VII of the Constitution of the State of Hawaii.
SECTION 2. The purpose of this Act is to amend Act 191, Session Laws of Hawaii 2010, which appropriated moneys from the emergency and budget reserve fund to maintain the levels of programs determined to be essential to education, public health, and public welfare for fiscal year 2010-2011.
The existing language of certain appropriations in Act 191 makes it difficult to carry out the legislature's intention of awarding moneys to specific organizations. This Act provides technical corrections to Act 191 to permit the awarding of moneys to specified organizations and extends the lapse date of Act 191's appropriations from June 30, 2011, to June 30, 2012.
SECTION 3. Act 191, Session Laws of Hawaii 2010, is as follows:
1. By adding a new section to read:
"SECTION 24A. There is appropriated out of the emergency and budget reserve fund of the State of Hawaii the sum of $1,900,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2010-2011 to the Hawaii Primary Care Association for adult dental care provided at federally qualified health centers; provided that the funds shall not be used for any other purpose. The governor is authorized to utilize enhanced federal medical assistance percentages funds to offset the amount appropriated; provided that the total amount shall not exceed $1,900,000. The department of human services shall prepare a report on:
(1) The number of adults receiving these benefits;
(2) The cost per person;
(3) Total breakdown of administrative costs and other overhead costs; and
(4) Statistics, if available, on how this dental program is reducing the number of emergency dental-related medical procedures;
provided further that the department of human services shall submit its report to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the 2012 regular session. The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of human services for the purposes of this Act. This is a grant pursuant to chapter 42F, Hawaii Revised Statutes."
2. By adding two new sections to read:
"SECTION 40A. Any unexpended or unencumbered balances of any appropriation made by this Act as of the close of business on June 30, 2011, shall not lapse; provided that all moneys from the appropriations that are unencumbered as of June 30, 2012, shall lapse to the emergency and budget reserve fund.
SECTION 40B. There is appropriated out of the emergency and budget reserve fund of the State of Hawaii the sum of $100,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2010-2011 for the Maui Community College, University of Hawaii, for the adult dental care program.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of human services for the purposes of this Act."
SECTION 4. Act 191, Session Laws of Hawaii 2010, is amended as follows:
1. By amending section 12 to read:
"SECTION 12. There is appropriated out of the emergency and budget reserve fund of the State of Hawaii the sum of $332,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2010-2011 for the Waianae District Comprehensive Health and Hospital Board, Incorporated to support its emergency room services. This is a grant pursuant to chapter 42F, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of health for the purposes of this Act."
2. By amending section 16 to read:
"SECTION 16. There is appropriated out of the emergency and budget reserve fund of the State of Hawaii the sum of $500,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2010-2011 for Kokua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Services. This is a grant pursuant to chapter 42F, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of health for the purposes of this Act."
3. By amending sections 18 and 19 to read:
"SECTION 18. There is appropriated out of the emergency and budget reserve fund of the State of Hawaii the sum of $200,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2010-2011 for the Windward Spouse Abuse Shelter. This is a grant pursuant to chapter 42F, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of human services for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 19. There is appropriated out of the emergency and budget reserve fund of the State of Hawaii the sum of $200,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2010-2011 for the Blueprint for Change Program for Neighborhood Place Walk-in Centers. This is a grant pursuant to chapter 42F, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of human services for the purposes of this Act."
4. By amending sections 21 and 22 to read:
"SECTION 21. There is appropriated out of
the emergency and budget reserve fund of the State of Hawaii the sum of
$762,500 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2010-2011 to
provide funding for grants pursuant to chapter 42F, Hawaii Revised Statutes,
to support domestic violence shelters statewide[.] and to be
distributed as follows:
(1) Child and Family Service
(A) Two shelters on Oahu $206,429
(B) Two shelters on Big Island $206,429
(2) Parents and Children Together $103,214
(3) Women Helping Women $103,214
(4) Molokai Community Service Council, Inc. $40,000
(5) Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) of Kauai $103,214
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of human services for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 22. There is appropriated out of the emergency and budget reserve fund of the State of Hawaii the sum of $210,000 for fiscal year 2010-2011 for the Hale Mahaolu for personal care services. This is a grant pursuant to chapter 42F, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of human services for the purposes of this Act."
5. By amending section 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 and 36 to read:
"SECTION 30. There is appropriated out of the emergency and budget reserve fund of the State of Hawaii the sum of $200,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2010-2011 to Adult Friends for Youth for youth gang prevention and intervention services. This is a grant pursuant to chapter 42F, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of human services for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 31. There
is appropriated out of the emergency and budget reserve fund of the State of
Hawaii the sum of $1,000,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal
year 2010-2011 to provide funding for grants pursuant to chapter 42F, Hawaii
Revised Statutes, for domestic violence services[.] and to be
distributed as follows:
(1) Child and Family Service (Oahu) $112,161
(2) Child and Family Service (Big Island) $170,492
(3) Domestic Violence Action Center $391,192
(4) Molokai Community Service Council, Inc. $35,000
(5) Parents and Children Together $225,000
(6) Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) of Kauai $30,000
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the judiciary for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 32. There is appropriated out of the emergency and budget reserve fund of the State of Hawaii the sum of $200,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2010-2011 for Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii to provide pro bono legal services for indigent persons. This is a grant pursuant to chapter 42F, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the judiciary for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 33. There is appropriated out of the emergency and budget reserve fund of the State of Hawaii the sum of $720,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2010-2011 for the Legal Aid Society of Hawaii to provide general civil legal services. This is a grant pursuant to chapter 42F, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the judiciary for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 34. There is appropriated out of the emergency and budget reserve fund of the State of Hawaii the sum of $282,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2010-2011 for the Hawaii Family Law Clinic to provide services to obtain temporary restraining orders. This is a grant pursuant to chapter 42F, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the judiciary for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 35. There is appropriated out of the emergency and budget reserve fund of the State of Hawaii the sum of $150,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2010-2011 for Catholic Charities Hawaii to provide intra-familial sex assault services. This is a grant pursuant to chapter 42F, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the judiciary for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 36. There is appropriated out of the emergency and budget reserve fund of the State of Hawaii the sum of $150,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2010-2011 for the Children's Alliance of Hawaii, Inc. to provide child sex assault services. This is a grant pursuant to chapter 42F, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the judiciary for the purposes of this Act."
6. By amending sections 38 and 39 to read:
"SECTION 38. There is appropriated out of
the emergency and budget reserve fund of the State of Hawaii the sum of $75,000
or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2010-2011 to the [YMCA]
Young Men's Christian Association of Honolulu for the Weed and Seed
Program. This is a grant pursuant to chapter 42F, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of labor and industrial relations for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 39. There is appropriated out of the emergency and budget reserve fund of the State of Hawaii the sum of $466,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2010-2011 for the Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children for the sex abuse treatment center for statewide sex assault services. This is a grant pursuant to chapter 42F, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of the attorney general for the purposes of this Act."
SECTION 5. Act 191, Session Laws of Hawaii 2010 is amended by repealing Section 24:
["SECTION
24. There is appropriated out of the emergency and budget reserve fund of the
State of Hawaii for QUEST health care payments, the sum of $2,000,000 or so
much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2010-2011 for the restoration
of adult dental care formerly granted under program ID HMS 245 - QUEST health
care payments; provided that the funds shall not be expended for any other
purpose. The governor is authorized to utilize enhanced federal medical
assistance percentages (FMAP) funds to offset the amount appropriated, provided
that the total amount shall not exceed $2,000,000. Any unexpended funds shall
lapse to their respective funds.
The
department of human services shall prepare a report on:
(1) The
number of adults receiving these benefits;
(2) The cost
per person;
(3) Total
breakdown of administrative costs and other overhead costs; and
(4) Statistics,
if available, of how this dental program is reducing the number of emergency
dental-related medical procedures;
provided further
that the department of human services shall submit the report to the
legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the 2011
regular session.
The sum
appropriated shall be expended by the department of human services for the
purposes of this Act."]
SECTION 6. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 7. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Report Title:
Emergency and Budget Reserve Fund
Description:
Makes emergency appropriations from the emergency and budget reserve fund and makes technical corrections to Act 191, Session Laws of Hawaii 2010, to permit the awarding of grants to specified organizations. Extends the lapse date of Act 191's appropriations from 6/30/11 to 6/30/12. (SD1)
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