THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2012

 

COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES

Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Chair

Senator Les Ihara, Jr., Vice Chair

 

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY, GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

Senator Will Espero, Chair

Senator Michelle N. Kidani, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Thursday, February 09, 2012

TIME:

1:15 pm

PLACE:

Conference Room 016

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

SB 2568

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE HOMELESS.

Requires counties to provide information on and access to temporary emergency shelters to homeless individuals and families upon removing them from public property.

 

HMS/PGM

SB 2594

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE HOMELESS.

Requires the homeless programs office of the department of human services to establish designated safe areas for homeless persons to live until permanent housing becomes available.  Requires the homeless programs office to establish rules and a code of conduct for the designated safe areas; requires partnership with nonprofit and community service organizations and coordination with state and county law enforcement officials for the safety of individuals residing in the designated safe areas.

 

HMS/PGM, WAM

SB 2071

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS FOR COUNTY EMPLOYEES.

Allows counties to conduct criminal history checks on prospective liquor commission employees, employees working with vulnerable adults or seniors, employees for fire, emergency medical services, and emergency management employees.

 

PGM/HMS, JDL

SB 2407

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE.

Requires the department of human services to implement certain cost-savings programs and technologies in the medicaid, QUEST, and children's health insurance programs.  Requires report to legislature.

 

HMS/PGM, WAM

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

Click here to submit testimony to the Senate Committee on Human Services.

 

Testimony may be submitted up to 24 hours prior to the start of the hearing.

 

FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

 

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Senator Will Espero

Chair

 

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Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland

Chair