HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-EIGHTHTWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 20152015
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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 |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 |
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9:30 a.m |
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Conference Room 329 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO YOUTH. Establishes a program within the office of youth services for positive youth development through after school and school break programs.
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RELATING TO FAMILY LITERACY. Establishes a statewide literacy program under DHS. Allows direct services to be provided by existing programs and nonprofits. Makes an appropriation.
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RELATING TO THE CHILD PROTECTIVE ACT. Expands the definition of "aggravated circumstances", as used in chapter 587A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, the Child Protective Act, to include situations where the parent has provided unstable housing and is a repeat criminal offender of specific crimes; has been repeatedly incarcerated, resulting in the child's placement in foster care; has placed the child or a sibling of the child in foster care more than once; had parental rights voluntarily or involuntarily terminated; failed to comply with pre-permanency or permanency requirements; has physically abused the child; or the parent has engaged in human trafficking involving the child or another child of the parent or has solicited, aided, abetted, attempted, or conspired to engage in human trafficking of the child or another child of the parent.
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RELATING TO HEALTH CARE. Amends the state supplemental payment amounts for specified types of adult residential care homes and other domiciliary care facilities and provides for annual adjustment. Changes the public assistance allowance to an unspecified percentage of the current federal poverty level.
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RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE. Establishes a long-term care surcharge on state tax to pay for claims for defined benefits under the long-term care financing program. Makes an appropriation to the department of taxation for costs of implementation and collection.
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RELATING TO SEXUAL ASSAULT. Mandates instead of permits a family court to terminate the parental rights to any child of a natural parent if the natural parent is convicted of rape or sexual assault and that rape or sexual assault resulted in the conception of the child.
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DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
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· Measure number.
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________________________________________ Rep. Dee Morikawa Chair |
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