THE SENATE
THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2013

COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES
Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Chair
Senator Josh Green, Vice-Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2013

DATE:	Tuesday, February 12, 2013
TIME:	1:45 PM
PLACE:	Conference Room 016 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

SB517 Status and Testimony	RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING. Permits clotheslines in state and federal public housing projects.	HMS
SB518 Status and Testimony	RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING. Prohibits the Hawaii public housing authority from considering a prospective tenant's conviction for a minor crime that occurred five years or more before the application date.  Provides exceptions for crimes involving drugs, violence, sexual offenses, and alcohol.	HMS, JDL
SB1226 Status and Testimony	RELATING TO FAMILY COURT. Clarifies the appointment requirements and qualifications for child custody evaluators.  Requires the courts to establish a complaint process.  Reserves the appointment of a child custody evaluator for the conducting of an investigation and analysis of the best interest of the child regarding disputed custody and visitation issues in complex cases, where there is a possible risk to children, and that the court shall not order such an evaluation unless there is credible information regarding possible harm to the child or impairment of parental duties.	HMS, JDL/WAM
SB1340 Status and Testimony	RELATING TO FOSTER CARE. Allows former foster care youths who are attending an institution of higher education as a full-time student, to stay in the foster care system until the age of 23.	HMS, WAM
SB702 Status and Testimony	RELATING TO CHILD ABUSE. Establishes an internet crimes against children fee upon each felony or misdemeanor conviction.  Requires deposit of the fees into an internet crimes against children special fund to provide training and resources for local law enforcement agencies' and investigators' use in investigating and prosecuting internet crimes against children.  Establishes an internet crimes against children advisory committee.	HMS/TEC/JDL, WAM [Measure added on 2/7/2013]
SB1331 Status and Testimony	RELATING TO PAYMENTS BY THE STATE. Requires the State to issue all payments that recur more than once per year by means of a direct deposit electronic funds transfer or debit card issued under the Hawaii electronic benefit transfer system no later than July 1, 2015.	HMS/TEC/JDL, WAM [Measure added on 2/7/2013]

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-586-6130.