Bill Text: HI HB2615 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Social Services.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-03-16 - The hearing on this measure has been cancelled until further notice. [HB2615 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2020-HB2615-Introduced.html
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H.B. NO. |
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2020 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to social services.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 346D-4.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
"(c) The State's supplemental payment for a needs
allowance under subsection (a) shall be increased by an amount necessary to
bring the allowance up to [$50] $
per month. The payment under this
section shall be afforded to an individual notwithstanding that the individual
is incapacitated; provided that the moneys may be spent on behalf of the
client, with a written accounting, by the operator of the residence or
facility."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2020.
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Report Title:
Social Services; Monthly Needs Allowance
Description:
Increases the monthly needs allowance for individuals residing in foster homes, care homes, domiciliary homes, and other long-term care facilities.
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