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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Thursday, February 18, 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: HB1816
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RELATING TO MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. Requires the Director of Human Services to apply annual cost of living increases to the income and asset thresholds for medicaid eligibility.
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RELATING TO CHILD VISITATION. Deletes duplicative provision of awarding grandparents reasonable visitation rights. Adds as prerequisites to awarding visitation that the court find that awarding custody to a grandparent is in the best interest of the child and that denial of reasonable grandparent visitation rights would cause actual or potential harm to the child. Clarifies procedures for awarding visitation.
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RELATING TO PARENTAL RIGHTS. Provides that a parent's rights may be terminated if the court determines, by clear and convincing evidence, that the child was conceived during an act of rape or sexual assault creating a presumption that termination of parental rights is in the best interest of the child.
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RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS CHECKS UNDER THE CHILD PROTECTIVE ACT. Amends the Child Protective Act to allow the Department of Human Services to access criminal history records without consent of individuals identified as alleged perpetrators of harm or threatened harm to a child, and individuals identified as adult household members living in the family home with the alleged victim child.
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RELATING TO FOSTER CHILDREN. Updates the wording from "foster boarding home" to "resource family home" and "foster parents" to "resource caregivers"; establishes qualified immunity for resource caregivers and child caring institutions; adds the requirement that resource caregivers and child care institutions use the reasonable and prudent parent standard when authorizing children in foster care to participate in activities; and changes the age from sixteen to fourteen years of age for children in foster care to be involved in their foster care plans.
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RELATING TO ORDERS FOR IMMEDIATE PROTECTION. Amends section 346-231, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to address inconsistencies in statutory requirements regarding orders for immediate protection; and allows the Department of Human Services discretion when to seek an order for immediate protection of vulnerable adults.
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RELATING TO YOUTH TRANSITIONING FROM FOSTER CARE. Extends the application deadline for financial assistance for higher education available to foster or former foster youth, clarifies that financial assistance is for related higher education costs, and clarifies eligibility and program requirements of the Young Adult Voluntary Foster Care Program.
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RELATING TO FOSTER BOARDING HOMES. Requires DHS to distribute confidential lists of foster boarding homes in the community to the respective chiefs of police. Requires DHS to conduct interviews of the neighbors of persons and organizations seeking their initial certificate of approval to operate and maintain a foster boarding home.
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RELATING TO JURY DUTY. Exempts mothers who breastfeed or express breast milk from jury duty; provided that this exemption shall end when a mother is no longer breastfeeding or expressing breast milk.
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RELATING TO SOCIAL WORKERS. Clarifies the supervision requirements for licensure of clinical social workers, including permitting the supervision requirements to be met through face-to-face supervision or via a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act-certified video conferencing service.
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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.
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________________________________________ Rep. Dee Morikawa Chair |
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