Bill Text: HI SB2891 | 2020 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Office Of Youth Services.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-05-11 - Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Thielen excused (1). [SB2891 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2020-SB2891-Amended.html
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THE SENATE |
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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 OFFICE OF YOUTH SERVICES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 352D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§352D- Office of youth services revolving fund; commercial enterprise vocational programs. (a) There is established the office of youth services revolving fund to be administered by the office. All moneys collected from the sale of goods and services by commercial enterprise vocational programs and appropriations made by the legislature shall be deposited into the office of youth services revolving fund. The moneys in the revolving fund shall be used for the purposes of vocational programs within the office as determined by the office.
(b) The administrators for each individual
commercial enterprise vocational program shall:
(1) Determine the
prices at which all goods and services are sold; provided that the prices shall
be as near to the prevailing market prices for similar goods and services as
practicable; and
(2) Ensure that the
quality of goods and services produced is comparable to similar goods and
services available from the private sector; provided that for sales to the
State or the counties, the quality of the goods or services shall be consistent
with the specifications for the goods or services requested.
(c) The commercial enterprise vocational programs may market goods and services to both the public and private sectors."
SECTION 2. Section 352D-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended as follows:
1. Adding a new definition to be appropriately inserted and to read:
""Commercial enterprise
vocational program" means a vocational program through which participants
engage in commercial enterprises, including the sale of goods and services, for
the purpose of promoting self-sustainability in young adults."
2. Amending the definition of "young adult at risk" or "young adult" to read:
""Young adult at
risk" or "young adult" means any adult between the ages of
eighteen and twenty-four who [has]:
(1) Has been
arrested, [who] has had contact with the police, [who] or
is experiencing social, emotional, psychological, educational, or physical
problems[,]; and [who is]
(2) Is no longer eligible for child protective services provided by the State due to the adult's age."
SECTION 3. Section 352D-4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§352D-4 Establishment;
purpose. (a) There is established within the department of
human services for administrative purposes only the office of youth services. The office of youth services is established
to provide services and programs for youth at risk under one umbrella agency in
order to facilitate optimum service delivery, [to] prevent delinquency,
and [to] reduce the incidence of recidivism among juveniles through the
provision of prevention, rehabilitation, and treatment services. The office shall also be responsible for
program planning and development, [intake/assessment,] intake and
assessment, and oversight, as well as consultation, technical assistance,
and staff training relating to the delivery of services.
(b) The office shall provide a continuum of services as follows:
(1) An integrated [intake/assessment]
intake and assessment and case management system;
(2) The necessary educational, vocational, social counseling, and mental health services; provided that the department of education shall be the only provider of standards-based education services for all youth at risk and young adults identified with special education needs or actively receiving special education services, in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) and all applicable federal and state educational requirements;
(3) Community-based shelter and residential facilities;
(4) Oversight of youth
services; [and]
(5) Commercial enterprise vocational programs; provided that these programs shall only be provided to young adults; and
[(5)] (6) Other programs that encourage the development
of positive self-images and useful skills in youth[.] at risk and
young adults.
(c) The executive director of the office of youth services shall submit annual reports to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session, reporting the services or programs funded pursuant to this section, the number of youth at risk and young adults served by each service or program, and the results of the services or programs funded.
[To this end, on] (d) On July 1, 1991, [this] the
office shall assume the responsibilities for juvenile corrections functions,
which were temporarily placed in the department of corrections pursuant to Act
338, Session Laws of Hawaii 1987. These
functions shall include but not be limited to all responsibilities, under
chapter 352, for the Hawaii youth correctional facilities."
SECTION 4. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.
Report Title:
Office of Youth Services; Office of Youth Services Revolving Fund; Commercial Enterprise Vocational Programs
Description:
Establishes the office of youth services revolving fund. Requires the office of youth services to provide commercial enterprise vocational programs, including the sale of goods and services, to young adults to promote self-sustainability. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
The summary description
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not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
