THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2013

 

COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES

Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland, Chair

Senator Josh Green, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

TIME:

1:45 pm

PLACE:

Conference Room 016

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

The Committee previously held public hearings on Senate bill(s) that are substantially similar to the following House bill(s).  Please focus your testimony on the differences, if any, between the House and Senate measure(s) listed.

 

HB 178, HD1

      (HSCR669)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO CONTINUING EDUCATION.

Requires licensed social workers to complete a minimum of 15 credit hours of continuing education courses for the licensing renewal period beginning 07/01/2013, through 06/30/2016, and 45 credit hours of continuing education courses during each licensing renewal period, for the period beginning 07/01/2016, and thereafter.  Effective 01/01/2112.  (HD1)

 

HMS, CPN

HB 266, HD1

      (HSCR652)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO LANGUAGE ACCESS.

Establishes and provides appropriations for a Statewide Language Access Resource Center and Multilingual Website Pilot Project to be administered by the Office of Language Access.  Effective July 1, 2050.  Appropriations. (HB266 HD1)

 

HMS, WAM

HB 986, HD1

      (HSCR651)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO FOSTER CARE SERVICES.

Increases the monthly board rate distributed by the Department of Human Services for foster care services for children.  Effective July 1, 2050.  (HB986 HD1)

 

HMS, 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.

 

If you require auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e. ASL or foreign language interpreter, or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the committee clerk at least 24 hours prior to the hearing so that arrangements can be made.

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT (808) 586-6130.

 

 

 

 

 

_____________________________________

Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland

Chair