THE SENATE

THE THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2019

 

COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES

Senator Russell E. Ruderman, Chair

Senator Karl Rhoads, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Monday, March 11, 2019

TIME:

2:45 pm

PLACE:

Conference Room 016

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

HB 218, HD1

      (HSCR896)

Status & Testimony

RELATING TO MINORS.

Grants a circuit court, when sentencing a minor for a criminal offense, the discretion to: (1) impose a sentence that includes a period of incarceration that is as much as fifty per cent shorter than any mandatory minimum; and (2) in certain cases, decline to impose a mandatory enhanced sentence.  (HB218 HD1)

 

HMS, JDC

HB 713, HD1

      (HSCR825)

Status & Testimony

RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.

Establishes a 3-year Homeless Employment Grant Program that provides homeless individuals with work opportunities and connects them with service providers.  Requires the Department of Human Services to submit a report to the Legislature prior to the 2020 Regular Session.  Appropriates funds.  (HB713 HD1)

 

HMS, WAM

HB 1355, HD2

      (HSCR1230)

Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE STATE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN.

Appropriates funds for operational expenses of the State Commission on the Status of Women.  (HB1355 HD2)

 

HMS, WAM

HB 1417, HD1

      (HSCR1208)

Status & Testimony

RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.

Requires the Department of Human Services to use an integrated and multigenerational approach to delivering human services to reduce the incidence of intergenerational poverty and dependence on public benefits.  (HB1417 HD1)

 

HMS, WAM

HB 1554, HD2

      (HSCR1262)

Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES OPERATING BUDGET.

Relates to the Department of Human Services operating budget.  (HB1554 HD2)

 

HMS, WAM

 

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 Russell E. Ruderman

Chair