THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2016
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Senator Jill N. Tokuda, Chair |
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Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Monday, February 29, 2016 |
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TIME: |
9:05 a.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 211 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS. Establishes minimum requirements for emergency shelters. Requires homeless shelter stipends to be paid for achievement of performance measures. Repeals the automatic annual adjustment of homeless shelter stipend amounts. Revises existing provisions on the establishment and collection of shelter and service payments from homeless families and individuals. Requires homeless service provider agencies to submit a financial audit to the department of human services at least annually. Establishes and funds 2.0 FTE positions to assist in the implementation of the homeless shelter program. Appropriates general funds for homeless shelters and other non-recurring costs, contingent upon the reduction of an appropriation to the emergency and budget reserve fund in fiscal year 2014-2015. (Proposed SD1)
Copies of the proposed SD 1 are available from the Senate Document Center and on the Legislature's website: www.capitol.hawaii.gov.
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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
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_____________________________________ Senator Jill N. Tokuda Chair |