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

MEASURES DEFERRED TO THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 09, 2012

DATE:

Thursday, February 09, 2012

TIME:

1:15 PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 016
State Capitol
415 South Beretania Street

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

SB2314
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO THE ELDERLY.
Creates the crime of financial exploitation of dependent elder and provides enhanced penalties.  Requires financial institutions to report suspected financial abuse to the adult protective services and the county police.  Requires two signatures of unrelated persons as witnesses to the execution of a power of attorney for health care.

HMS, JDL

SB2779
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO THE AGING AND DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTERS.
Create aging and disability resource centers in each county to streamline access to long-term supports and services for older adults, persons with disabilities, and family caregivers.

HMS, WAM

SB2795
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF AGGRAVATED CIRCUMSTANCES IN THE CHILD PROTECTIVE ACT.
Ensures that the definition of "aggravated circumstances" in chapter 587A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is consistent with recent changes to the federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act provisions.

HMS, JDL

SB2801
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO ADULT ABUSE PERPETRATOR CHECKS FOR CHILD CARE PROVIDERS.
Allows the Department of Human Services to conduct adult abuse perpetrator checks on providers, license exempt pursuant to section 346-152, Hawaii Revised Statutes, who care for children receiving child care subsidies from the department, applicants who want to operate a child care facility, prospective employees of the applicant, licensed child care providers, and new employees of the registered or licensed provider.

HMS, JDL

SB2802
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO FEES FOR CHILD CARE LICENSING AND REGISTRATION.
Allows the Department of Human Services to charge reasonable fees to obtain a child care license or certificate of registration and establishes a special fund.

HMS, WAM

SB2803
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO CONTRACT PROPOSALS FOR CHILD CARE.
Allows an exception to allow for proposals to be received from organizations that are not yet licensed to operate a child care program at a facility specified in the request for proposals.

HMS, CPN

SB2404
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON.
Creates an offense of excessive discipline of a minor by using certain disciplinary actions against a minor under the age of eighteen years.  Makes it punishable by a first, second, or third degree assault, depending on severity of injury to the minor.  Effective 1/1/2013.

HMS, JDL

SB2485
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO CHILDREN.
Requires a parent, guardian, or other person having the care, custody, or control of a child to report the death of a child or location of the corpse of a child to law enforcement as soon as is reasonably possible after learning of the death or location of the corpse; requires a parent, guardian, or other person to report a missing child to law enforcement as soon as is reasonably possible after the parent, guardian, or other person obtains knowledge that the child is missing; establishes a class C felony offense for reporting violations and for giving false information to law enforcement authorities conducting a missing person investigation or a felony criminal investigation involving a child.

HMS, JDL

SB2575
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO MANDATORY REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
Amends the definition of child abuse or neglect to include acts or omissions of any person or legal entity.  Requires mandatory reporting when there is reasonable suspicion of child abuse or neglect.  Expands medical personnel's duty to report wounds to include injuries suffered by a victim of labor trafficking or injuries that result from prostitution.  Subjects a person who reports wounds to physician-patient privilege regarding patient communications for the diagnosis or treatment of the patient but not regarding physician's observations of patient.

HMS, JDL

SB2589
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO FOSTER YOUTH.
Requires the department of human services to automatically enroll former foster youth in an appropriate medical assistance program and automatically re-enroll former foster youth until they reach age twenty-six.

HMS, WAM

SB2591
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH.
Requires public events celebrating Children and Youth Day to be held on state capitol grounds on the first Sunday in October if the Children and Youth Day planning committee so chooses, unless otherwise determined by the governor.

HMS, WAM

SB2592
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO UNIVERSAL CHILDREN'S SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.
Creates a universal children's savings account program under the department of budget and finance.

HMS, WAM

SB2595
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES.
Requires the department of health to develop and establish a family cost participation schedule of monthly cost participation fees for early intervention services.  Authorizes the department to offer early intervention services on a fee-for-service basis for children who are ineligible for services under part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

HMS, WAM

SB2940
Status and Testimony

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR YOUTH SERVICES.
Appropriates funds as a grant to the Kalihi YMCA, Parents and Children Together, and Susannah Wesley Community Center to support youth services.

HMS, WAM

SB3036
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO INSURANCE.
Specifies that group health insurance plans shall provide dependent coverage for natural grandchildren adopted by plan participants or beneficiaries.

HMS, CPN

SB3057
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO CHILD CUSTODY.
For determinations of parental visitation rights, establishes a rebuttable presumption that the custodial parent's decision regarding visitation is in the best interests of the child.  Requires the court to consider various factors in awarding parental visitation rights.

HMS, JDL

SB2713
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO MEDICAID.
Amends sections 346-29.5(b) and 346-37(g), Hawaii Revised Statutes, to state that the lien amount in the Notice of Lien sent by the Department of Human Services for reimbursement of Medicaid benefits shall be presumed to be valid.

HMS
[Measure added on 2/8/2012]

No testimony will be accepted.

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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