THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2012
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Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Chair |
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Senator Les Ihara, Jr., Vice Chair |
AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Thursday, February 09, 2012 |
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1:30 pm |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 016 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A M E N D E D A G E N D A
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RELATING TO THE DISABILITY AND COMMUNICATION ACCESS BOARD SPECIAL FUND. Amends the purpose of the Disability and Communication Access Board Special Fund to allow for the receipt of various fees, including fees from the credentialing of interpreters.
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HMS, WAM [Measure added on 2/3/12] |
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RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT EXEMPTION FOR DOMESTIC SERVICES AUTHORIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES. Amends the definition of "employment" in the workers' compensation, temporary disability insurance, and prepaid health care statutes by clarifying the "domestic services" exclusion for services authorized by the Department of Human Services.
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HMS, JDL [Measure added on 2/3/12] |
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RELATING TO DEATH BENEFITS. Makes permanent the decreased funeral benefit for medical and financial assistance recipients, establishes that the Department of Human Services may bear the cost for crematory and mortuary services for unclaimed dead human bodies and that the Department of Human Services may approve a determination that a dead human body is unclaimed.
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HMS, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON HOMELESSNESS. Establishes the Hawaii Interagency Council on Homelessness to be administratively placed within the Department of Human Services; makes an appropriation for administrative expenses.
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HMS, WAM |
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Exempts from general excise taxes rents received from qualifying nonprofits and government agencies that provide homeless transitional shelters.
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HMS, WAM |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING. Reduces the minimum number of resident board member candidates from five to three that must be submitted by the Resident Advisory Board of the Hawaii Public Housing Authority for consideration by the Governor for appointment to the Authority's Board of Directors.
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HMS |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING. Authorizes the Board of Directors of the Hawaii Public Housing Authority to set the executive director's compensation based on a comparability analysis, and other factors.
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HMS, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. Appropriates funds to the department of human services to respond to the United States Department of Agriculture's mandate to amend supplemental nutrition assistance program eligibility requirements.
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HMS, WAM |
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RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. Increases the asset limit for TANF program eligibility from $5,000 to $15,000.
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HMS, WAM |
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RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. Allows coupons to be used to purchase hot food from lunch counters and lunch wagons, and fresh staple foods from farmers markets.
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HMS, WAM |
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RELATING TO PROMOTION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. Extends prohibition of promoting a controlled substance in, on, or near schools, school vehicles, or public parks to include public housing projects and complexes.
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HMS, JDL |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. Eliminates the asset limit for Hawaii's temporary assistance for needy families program eligibility. Exempts the fair market value of all motor vehicles in a household when determining eligibility for Hawaii's temporary assistance for needy families program.
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HMS, WAM |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. Increases the asset limit for Hawaii's temporary assistance for needy families program eligibility. Exempts the value of an additional motor vehicle for each employed member of the household when determining eligibility for Hawaii's temporary assistance for needy families program.
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HMS, WAM |
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RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE. Requires the department of human services to comply with the federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2010.
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HMS, JDL |
Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
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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 Suzanne Chun Oakland Chair |