THE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2018
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Senator Josh Green, Chair |
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Senator Stanley Chang, Vice Chair |
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Senator Brian T. Taniguchi, Chair |
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Senator Karl Rhoads, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Wednesday, February 7, 2018 |
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2:45PM |
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Conference Room 16 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO A SEX TRAFFICKING EMERGENCY SHELTER. Allows DHS to establish or contract with a victim service provider to operate and manage a sex trafficking emergency shelter. Provides for tax and fee exemptions. Makes an appropriation.
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HMS/JDC, WAM |
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RELATING TO PROTECTION OF CHILDREN. Amends various provisions of the HRS to increase protections for child victims of sex trafficking, prostitution, and commercial exploitation by increasing penalties for offenders and habitual offenders. Among other things, amends the offense of sex trafficking to impose criminal liability on a person who solicits a minor for prostitution and by imposing strict liability with respect to the age of the minor.
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RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES. Appropriates funds to satisfy state and federal class action settlement agreements requiring the Department of Human Services to implement a foster care maintenance payment system that complies with the federal Child Welfare Act, to increase clothing allowance payments, to reimburse certain caregivers and beneficiaries for past inadequate benefit payments, and comply with additional settlement terms.
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HMS/JDC, WAM |
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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
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FOR AMENDED NOTICES: Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored. If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.
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_____________________________________ Senator Brian T. Taniguchi Chair |
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_____________________________________ Senator Josh Green Chair |
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