HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2013
|
Rep. Mele Carroll, Chair |
|
Rep. Bertrand Kobayashi, Vice Chair |
|
Rep. Della Au Belatti |
Rep. Dee Morikawa |
|
Rep. Rida T.R. Cabanilla |
Rep. Justin H. Woodson |
|
Rep. Jo Jordan |
Rep. Beth Fukumoto |
NOTICE OF HEARING
|
DATE: |
Thursday, January 31, 2013 |
|
TIME: |
09:30 am |
|
PLACE: |
Conference Room 329 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
|
RELATING TO CONTRACTORS. Increases the fine against unlicensed contractors who commit licensing violations against elders.
|
HUS, JUD |
|
|
RELATING TO CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE FEES. Requires DHS to establish fees for certain programs transferred to DOH. Requires DOH to collect the same fees after the programs transfer from DHS to DOH. Requires DHS to set and collect fees for training and recertification of nurse aides. Effective July 1, 2013.
|
HUS, CPC, FIN |
|
|
RELATING TO CARE HOMES. Requires all operators of adult foster homes, assisted living facilities, expanded adult residential care homes, and community care foster family homes to hold a sufficient amount of liability insurance. Expands the definition of adult residential care home to include any facility that provides accommodations to adults with intellectual disabilities.
|
HUS, CPC |
|
|
RELATING TO CARE HOMES. Requires all operators of adult foster homes, adult residential care homes, assisted living facilities, expanded adult residential care homes, and community care foster family homes to obtain and maintain sufficient liability insurance.
|
HUS, JUD/CPC |
|
|
RELATING TO THE MANDATORY REPORTING OF FINANCIAL ABUSE OF ELDERS BY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. Amend section 412:3-114.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to require financial institutions to report instances of suspected financial abuse of an elder directly to the appropriate police department instead of the Department of Human Services.
|
HUS, CPC/JUD |
|
|
RELATING TO ELIMINATING THE ASSET LIMIT ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT FOR THE TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES PROGRAM. Eliminates the asset limit for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.
|
HUS, FIN |
|
|
RELATING TO THE GENERAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. Allows the Department of Human Services to draw from other funds appropriated to the Department of Human Services to maintain the level of General Assistance benefits payments set at the beginning of each fiscal year for the entire fiscal year.
|
HUS, FIN |
|
|
RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INTERIM ASSISTANCE REIMBURSEMENT SPECIAL FUND. Establishes a special fund, the Interim Assistance Reimbursement Special Fund, into which interim assistance reimbursements received from the Social Security Administration are deposited for repayment of state-funded financial assistance provided under the general assistance, aged, blind and disabled or temporary assistance for needy families for recipients who are retroactively approved for supplemental security income and authorizes the Department of Human Services to expend the funds for state-funded financial assistance programs. Appropriation.
|
HUS, FIN |
|
|
RELATING TO THE YOUNG ADULT VOLUNTARY FOSTER CARE ACT. Sets the requirements for extending the age of foster care to age twenty-one.
|
HUS, JUD, FIN |
|
|
RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FROM CHILD CARE LICENSING. Allows a child care program licensed by the United States Department of Defense and the Hawaii Council of Private Schools to be exempt from licensing by the Department of Human Services. In order for a child care program licensed by the Hawaii Council of Private Schools to be exempt from licensure by the Department of Human Services, the child care program must apply and show evidence that the licensing standards of the Hawaii Council of Private Schools meet or exceed the licensing standards of the Department of Human Services, and that the standards include a monitoring system that ensures compliance with the standards.
|
HUS, CPC, JUD |
|
|
RELATING TO ESTABLISHING A SECOND DEPUTY DIRECTOR POSITION FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES. Restore the second deputy director position for the Department Of Human Services.
|
HUS, FIN |
|
|
|
|
|
DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
Persons wishing to offer comments should submit testimony at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. Testimony should indicate:
· Testifier's name with position/title and organization;
· The Committee(s) to which the comments are directed;
· The date and time of the hearing; and
· Measure number.
While every effort will be made to incorporate all testimony received, materials received on the day of the hearing or improperly identified or directed, may be distributed to the Committee after the hearing.
Submit testimony in ONE of the following ways:
PAPER: 5 copies (including an original) to Room 304 in the State Capitol;
FAX: For testimony less than 5 pages in length, transmit to 808-586-6311 (Oahu) or 1-800-535-3859 (for Neighbor Islander without a computer to submit testimony through e-mail or the Web); or
WEB: For testimony less than 10MB in size, transmit from http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/submittestimony.aspx.
Testimony submitted will be placed on the legislative website after the hearing adjourns. This public posting of testimony on the website should be considered when including personal information in your testimony.
If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the House public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at 586-6237or email your request for an interpreter to HouseInterpreter@Capitol.hawaii.gov at least 24 hours prior to the hearing for arrangements. Prompt requests submitted help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.
Selected meetings are broadcast live. Check the current legislative broadcast schedule on the "Capitol TV" website at www.capitoltv.org or call 536-2100.
|
|
|
________________________________________ Rep. Mele Carroll Chair |
|
|
|
|