THE SENATE

S.C.R. NO.

44

TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2004

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 
   


SENATE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

requesting the Department of health to form an oversight committee of the domestic violence prevention special fund and the spouse and child abuse special ACCOUNTS with the department of human services and judiciary.

 

WHEREAS, there is a domestic violence prevention special fund administered by the Department of Health to support and provide domestic violence and sexual violence intervention and prevention services programs; and

WHEREAS, there is a spouse and child abuse special account in the Department of Human Services that supports and provides spouse and child abuse intervention and prevention; and

WHEREAS, there is a spouse and child abuse special account in the Judiciary that supports and provides spouse and child abuse intervention and prevention; and

WHEREAS, the Department of Health is required to submit annual reports to the Legislature of the domestic violence prevention special fund and coordinates the annual reports of the spouse and child abuse special accounts with the Department of Human Services and Judiciary; and

WHEREAS, all three funds provide assistance to victims of domestic and sexual violence and abuse; and

WHEREAS, the formation of an oversight committee of all three funds would establish an infrastructure to plan, prioritize, and coordinate services; allocate funds systematically and according to plan; set guidelines for delivering services; develop reporting requirements for funded services; and monitor services delivered; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twenty-Second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2004, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Department of Health is requested to establish an oversight committee consisting of nine, but not more than fifteen members. Membership on the oversight committee shall include representatives from the Department of Health, Department of Human Services, Judiciary, sexual violence providers, domestic violence providers, and child abuse providers; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Director of Health, Director of Human Services, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and Director of Finance.

 

 

 

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title:

Domestic Abuse; Child Abuse; Special Funds