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 |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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Thursday, February 11, 2016 |
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9:30 A.M. |
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Conference Room 329 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY. Establishes the address confidentiality program to help survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking to relocate and keep their addresses confidential. Appropriates funds.
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RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. Requires any state or county agency who employs personnel whose job duties require or may require intervention in a domestic violence situation to provide such employees with a minimum of 15 hours of domestic violence intervention training.
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RELATING TO DOMESTIC ABUSE PROTECTIVE ORDERS. Prohibits the court from granting mutual protective orders unless separate petitions are filed.
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RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. Removes certain unnecessary and redundant reporting responsibilities of the family courts and the department of human services in cases where temporary restraining orders are sought for alleged domestic abuse involving a family or household member who is a minor or incapacitated person.
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RELATING TO SEXUAL ASSAULT. Establishes the sexual assault kit tracking program. Requires a law enforcement agency to submit sexual assault kits obtained in connection to a criminal investigation to an authorized laboratory within 10 days, the laboratory to complete analysis within 6 months, and results to be uploaded to the state DNA database and data bank identification program and the Federal Bureau of Investigation Combined DNA Index System. Requires each law enforcement agency that obtains a sexual assault kit in connection to a criminal investigation to report to the department of the attorney general annually on the number of sexual assault kits in its possession. Requires the police department of each county, the department of public safety, and the division of conservation and resources enforcement to submit a report to the legislature prior to the convening of the regular session 2017 on the number of kits in its possession and progress on any backlog. Requires the legislative reports to be made available to the public.
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Amends provisions relating to the care of the elderly and disabled in state-licensed care facilities.
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RELATING TO CHILD ABUSE. Requires Department of Education schools and charter schools to post informational signs that include the Department of Human Services phone number for reporting abuse and neglect.
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RELATING TO AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS. Establishes the R.E.A.C.H (resources for enrichment, athletics, culture, and health) program in the office of youth services to provide a standardized framework and funding for after-school programs in public middle and intermediate schools. Authorizes participating schools to collect fees.
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RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF LANGUAGE ACCESS. Appropriates funds for three full-time equivalent permanent positions within the Office of Language Access.
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DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
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· 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.
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________________________________________ Rep. Dee Morikawa Chair |
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