HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2016
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Rep. Dee Morikawa, Chair |
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Rep. Bertrand Kobayashi, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Della Au Belatti |
Rep. Jo Jordan |
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Rep. Richard P. Creagan |
Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro |
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Rep. Mark J. Hashem |
Rep. Beth Fukumoto Chang |
AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING
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Tuesday, February 02, 2016 |
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9:00 a.m. |
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Conference Room 329 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A M E N D E D A G E N D A
The following measure(s) has been DELETED from the agenda: HB 1702
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RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish the Return-To-Home Pilot Program and extends the pilot program for three years. Makes an appropriation.
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HUS, FIN |
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RELATING TO CIVIL IDENTIFICATION CARDS. Allows homeless persons to replace their lost, stolen, destroyed, or mutilated civil identification cards free of charge.
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HUS, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO HOUSING. Amends the household income level and unit availability eligibility requirements for the provision of low-income housing and mixed-income rental project loans and grants made from the Rental Housing Revolving Fund.
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HUS, HSG, FIN |
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RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. Appropriates moneys to establish and operate a comprehensive support service center for disadvantaged individuals and families seeking transitional support services.
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HUS, FIN |
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RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS. Appropriates additional funds for outreach to homeless individuals and families, as well as homeless unaccompanied youth. Appropriates funds to the department of human services.
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HUS, FIN |
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Requires QUEST and Medicaid coverage for chiropractic care, limited to 24 visits per calendar year. Appropriates moneys.
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HUS, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO ORAL HEALTH. Appropriates funds to the department of human services to restore basic adult dental benefits to medicaid and QUEST integration enrollees.
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HUS, CPC, FIN |
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RELATING TO ASSESSMENT OF THE INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN FEE AGAINST CRIMINAL DEFENDANTS. Clarifies that the internet crimes against children fee is to be assessed against every defendant who is convicted of a misdemeanor or felony regardless of the nature of the offense.
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HUS, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY SPOUSE AND CHILD ABUSE SPECIAL ACCOUNT. Sets aside funds from marriage licenses granted by agents in each judicial circuit for the Spouse and Child Abuse Special Account for the training of family court judges on domestic violence or child abuse.
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HUS, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO FAMILY COURTS. In child custody and visitation proceedings involving an allegation or history of family violence: 1) requires family courts to first hold an evidentiary hearing on the issue of family violence; 2) requires child custody evaluators to have qualifications relevant to the subject of family violence; and 3) if the proceeding does not involve mental health issues, prohibits disqualification of a person for appointment as a child custody evaluator solely because the person does not hold a degree relating to mental health. Prohibits use of a parent's good faith allegation of family violence as a factor that weighs against the parent in determining child custody or visitation. Requires family court judges and professional personnel to complete ongoing training in the latest best practices and research in domestic violence advocacy.
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RELATING TO GUARDIANSHIP. Prohibits guardians of an adult ward from restricting the ward's right to communicate.
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HUS, JUD |
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RELATING TO ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS FOR JUVENILES INVOLVED IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM. Appropriates funds to the department of education for two alternative schools to provide ongoing education to juveniles involved in the justice system or at risk of involvement in the justice system.
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HUS, EDN, FIN |
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DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
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________________________________________ Rep. Dee Morikawa Chair |
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