Bill Text: HI HR138 | 2021 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Requesting The Department Of Human Services; Department Of Health, Via The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; And Department Of Education, Via The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, To Collect Information On The Sex, Sexual Orientation, And Gender Identity And Gender Expression Of Respondents, Including Respondents Who Are Under The Supervision Of The Courts And The Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-31 - Resolution adopted in final form. [HR138 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2021-HR138-Amended.html
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THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021 |
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HOUSE RESOLUTION
REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, VIA THE BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; AND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, VIA THE YOUTH RISK BEHAVIOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM, TO COLLECT INFORMATION ON THE SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AND GENDER IDENTITY AND GENDER EXPRESSION OF RESPONDENTS, INCLUDING RESPONDENTS WHO ARE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE COURTS AND THE HAWAII YOUTH CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.
WHEREAS, major mental and physical health care professional associations recognize that being lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, and intersex (LGBTQI) is part of natural variations that occur in sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Health published reports in 2018 and 2019 highlighting the issues facing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer or questioning (LGBTQ) children and youth in Hawaii, including higher rates of isolation, depression, suicidal ideations or attempts, substance use and misuse, homelessness, and sexual and intimate partner violence; and
WHEREAS, to date, data collection efforts indicate a significant population of indigenous lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning youth; and
WHEREAS, intersex variation is rarely reported, leading to missed information about LGBTQI; and
WHEREAS, LGBTQI youth, particularly LGBTQI youth of color, face discrimination and stigma that leads to criminalization and increased interactions with law enforcement and the criminal justice system; and
WHEREAS, for some LGBTQI youth, especially LGBTQI youth of color and transgender and non-conforming youth, these factors play a large role in increasing their interactions with law enforcement and ultimately their overrepresentation in the juvenile and criminal justice systems; and
WHEREAS, the primary objective of the Kawailoa Youth and Family Wellness Center, housed within the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility, is to prevent delinquency; and
WHEREAS, the Kawailoa Youth and Family Wellness Center provides services and programs to meet the needs of youth or young adults within the criminal justice system, in addition to at risk youth outside the criminal justice system; and
WHEREAS, specific data collected on sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and intersex variation intersects with the statewide anti-discrimination work and could inform decision-making processes, such as identifying the possible disproportionate impact of the criminal justice system and evaluating the efficacy of work done to alleviate obstacles unique to LGBTQI and intersex youth populations; and
WHEREAS, the State relies on the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System as a critical resource for monitoring the health of Hawaii's adult population; and
WHEREAS, the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System is a joint effort of the Hawaii Departments of Health and Education for monitoring the health of Hawaii's youth population; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-first Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2021, that the Department of Human Services; Department of Health, via the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; and Department of Education, via the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, are requested to collect information on the sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity and gender expression of respondents, including respondents who are under the supervision of the courts and the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Health is requested to participate in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Health is requested to publish a detailed report on the results of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System on its website every three years; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Health is requested to include questions related to the sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity and gender expression of respondents in its Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System questionnaire; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Health is requested to develop its own questions related to respondents' sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity and gender expression as part of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System questionnaire; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Health is requested to publish a comprehensive report on the health of Hawaii's LGBTQI community every three years; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Health is requested to include in this comprehensive report data collected from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Health is requested to compare, in each of these reports, the prevalence of health-related risk behaviors, chronic health conditions, and use of preventive services between the LGBTQI population, and where possible, LGBTQI sub-populations, and the general population; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Health is requested to post each comprehensive report on its website; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Public Safety is requested to work with the Sexual and Gender Minority Workgroup within the Department of Health to ensure that the data collection is administered in accordance with LGBTQI data collection best practices; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Governor, Director of Health, Director of Human Services, Director of Public Safety, Chairperson of the Board of Education, Superintendent of Education, Chairperson of the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii, and President of the University of Hawaii.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, and Intersex Children and Youth; Department of Health; Department of Education; Department of Human Services; Data Collection; Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility
