HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2014
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Rep. Mele Carroll, Chair |
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Rep. Bertrand Kobayashi, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Della Au Belatti |
Rep. Dee Morikawa |
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Rep. Richard Creagan |
Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro |
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Rep. Mark J. Hashem |
Rep. Justin H. Woodson |
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Rep. Jo Jordan |
Rep. Beth Fukumoto |
AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING
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Thursday, January 30, 2014 |
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10:00AM |
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Conference Room 329 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
AMENDED A G E N D A
The following measure(s) has been DELETED from the agenda: HB 1754
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RELATING TO FOSTER CARE SERVICES. Increases the monthly board rate for foster care services. Makes an appropriation. Requires DHS to report on impact of board rate increase.
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HUS, FIN |
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RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. Requires the State to pay interest on late payments to an operator of an adult day care facility, community care foster family home, or adult residential care home. Effective July 1, 2014.
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HUS, FIN |
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RELATING TO HEALTH CARE. Amends the state supplemental income for adult residential care homes (ARCHs), expanded ARCHs, and other homes specified in section 346-53, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and changes the public assistance allowance to equal an unspecified percentage of the current poverty level established by the federal government. Effective July 1, 2014.
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RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE. Requires long-term care insurance policies or certificates to cover care at adult residential care homes, expanded adult residential care homes, and community care foster family homes. Effective July 1, 2014.
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RELATING TO DISABLED PERSONS. Requires the DHS to establish and administer a service dog certification program. Requires persons accompanied by a service dog to possess a service dog certificate issued by the department. Establishes a penalty for falsely representing a dog as a service dog. Takes effect 1/1/15.
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RELATING TO CHANGE OF NAME. Allows a family court to change the name of a minor child in a divorce proceeding of the parents if the child was the victim of child sexual abuse by either parent or if the court determines that the name change is in the best interests of the child when there has been no conviction of the parent for sexual abuse.
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DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
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________________________________________ Rep. Mele Carroll Chair |
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