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HIHB2430Engross
50%
Establishes the Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children Program. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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2024-03-28
[Hearing: Apr 1 @ 10:50 am]
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HIHR78Intro
25%
Requesting The Department Of Human Services To Study The Feasibility Of Increasing The Medicaid Reimbursement Payment Rate For Hawaii's Community Care Foster Family Homes And Expanded Adult Residential Care Homes For Medicaid Clients.
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2024-03-28
[Hearing: Apr 2 @ 2:15 pm]
To House Finance Committee
HIHR75Intro
25%
Requesting The Department Of Human Services To Establish A Working Group To Address Issues Relating To Reimbursements And Payments To Home And Community-based Services Providers.
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2024-03-28
[Hearing: Apr 2 @ 2:15 pm]
To House Finance Committee
HIHCR94Intro
25%
Requesting The Department Of Human Services To Study The Feasibility Of Increasing The Medicaid Reimbursement Payment Rate For Hawaii's Community Care Foster Family Homes And Expanded Adult Residential Care Homes For Medicaid Clients.
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2024-03-28
[Hearing: Apr 2 @ 2:15 pm]
To House Finance Committee
HIHCR91Intro
25%
Requesting The Department Of Human Services To Establish A Working Group To Address Issues Relating To Reimbursements And Payments To Home And Community-based Services Providers.
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2024-03-28
[Hearing: Apr 2 @ 2:15 pm]
To House Finance Committee
HISB398Engross
50%
Requires the Department of Human Services to collect and analyze data to determine the impact of expanding post-permanency services to families receiving benefits from the adoption assistance program and report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds....
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB1473Engross
50%
Requires DOH, DHS, and DOE to research rules, policies, and plan amendments necessary to ensure that medically necessary services, including applied behavior analysis services, for individuals twenty-six years of age or younger with neurodevelopmenta...
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HIHB1357Engross
50%
Beginning on 7/1/2023, requires that the state supplemental payment for type 1 adult residential care homes, licensed developmental disabilities domiciliary homes, community care foster family homes, and certified adult foster homes not exceed $767. ...
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HISB129Engross
50%
Requires providers of no cost emergency shelter and related services to take steps to ensure pertinent youth obtain and receive services from the juvenile justice or child welfare systems and maintain separation for unrelated adults and minor childre...
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2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
HIHB2535Engross
50%
Establishes a child care classroom contracts pilot program to require the Department of Human Services to contract directly with child care center providers in licensed infant and toddler child care centers and group child care centers that meet cert...
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2024-03-22
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HIHB2713Engross
50%
Appropriates funds to provide additional support and resources to families receiving benefits through the State's adoption assistance and permanency assistance programs. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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2024-03-22
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HIHB2216Engross
50%
Increases the state supplemental payment ceilings for type 1 adult residential care homes, licensed developmental disabilities domiciliary homes, community care foster family homes, certified adult foster homes, and type II adult residential care hom...
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2024-03-21
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HIHB2427Engross
50%
Specifies that the priority of selection for preschool open doors program participation applies only during the priority application period between February 1 and the start of each program year. Specifies that applications received after the priority...
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2024-03-15
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISB3116Engross
50%
Specifies that the priority of selection for preschool open doors program participation applies only during the priority application period between February 1 and the start of each program year. Specifies that applications received after the priority...
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2024-03-14
To House Finance Committee
HISCR179Intro
25%
Adopting The Uniform Guardianship, Conservatorship, And Other Protective Arrangements Act.
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2024-03-14
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HIHCR99Intro
25%
Adopting The Uniform Guardianship, Conservatorship, And Other Protective Arrangements Act.
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2024-03-13
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee
HIHB2455Engross
50%
Effective January 1, 2024, transfers the responsibility and management of certain private security contracts from the Department of Law Enforcement to the Department of Health, Department of Human Services, and Department of Defense for their respect...
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2024-03-07
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee
HIHB2555Engross
50%
Amends the definition of "harm" under the Child Protective Act. Requires a service plan to include an evaluation or assessment by a service provider trained in domestic violence of family members in the family home who are perpetrators or alleged per...
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2024-03-07
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HIHB2325Intro
25%
Appropriates funds for the continued implementation of the Return-to-Home Pilot Program, established pursuant to Act 94, SLH 2023, to provide eligible homeless individuals with assistance in reuniting with family and relatives in their home state. Ef...
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2024-02-13
To House Finance Committee
HIHB2739Intro
25%
Establishes the Hawaii home energy assistance program within the Department of Human Services to assist households in paying their energy bills. Establishes the Hawaii home energy assistance special fund. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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2024-02-12
To House Finance Committee
HISB2314Intro
25%
Requires the Director of Transportation to establish and implement a Digital Identification Pilot Program. In coordination with the counties and various agencies, requires the Director of Transportation to submit a report to the Legislature.
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2024-02-01
To Senate Transportation and Culture and the Arts Committee
HIHB2035Intro
25%
Codifies program modification requirements for demonstration projects established by child care facilities that are licensed by the Department of Human Services.
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2024-02-01
To House Human Services Committee
HISB3144Intro
25%
Effective January 1, 2024, transfers the responsibility and management of certain private security contracts from the Department of Law Enforcement to the Department of Defense, the Department of Health, and the Department of Human Services for their...
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2024-01-30
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee
HISB3224Intro
25%
Beginning on 7/1/2024, requires that the state supplemental payment for type 1 adult residential care homes, licensed developmental disabilities domiciliary homes, community care foster family homes, and certified adult foster homes not exceed $767. ...
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2024-01-29
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HIHB2558Intro
25%
Increases the monthly needs allowance from $50 to $75. Clarifies that the needs allowance is not intended to replace or affect funds received from the federal Supplemental Security Income program. Requires certain long-term care facility operators to...
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2024-01-26
To House Human Services Committee
HISB2611Intro
25%
Beginning on 7/1/2024: (1) requires that state supplemental payment for type 1 adult residential care homes, licensed developmental disabilities domiciliary homes, community care foster family homes, and certified adult foster homes not exceed a cert...
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2024-01-24
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HIHB2109Intro
25%
Beginning on 7/1/2024, requires that the state supplemental payment for type 1 adult residential care homes, licensed developmental disabilities domiciliary homes, community care foster family homes, and certified adult foster homes not exceed $1,136...
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2024-01-24
To House Human Services Committee
HISB2484Intro
25%
Appropriates funds for the continued implementation of the return-to-home pilot program, established pursuant to Act 94, Session Laws of Hawaii 2023, to provide eligible homeless individuals with assistance in reuniting with family and relatives in t...
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2024-01-24
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HIHB2017Intro
25%
Beginning on 7/1/2024, requires that the state supplemental payment for type 1 adult residential care homes, licensed developmental disabilities domiciliary homes, community care foster family homes, and certified adult foster homes not exceed $1,136...
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2024-01-24
To House Human Services Committee
HISB2786Intro
25%
Beginning on 7/1/2024, requires that the state supplemental payment for type 1 adult residential care homes, licensed developmental disabilities domiciliary homes, community care foster family homes, and certified adult foster homes not exceed $1,136...
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2024-01-24
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HIHB2173Intro
25%
Increases the amount of the state supplemental payment for type 1 adult residential care homes, licensed developmental disabilities domiciliary homes, community care foster family homes, and certified adult foster homes to $767 and the amount of the ...
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2024-01-24
To House Human Services Committee
HIHB2172Intro
25%
Establishes the housing assistance program, to be carried out by the housing assistance program coordinator, within the Department of Human Services to provide state grants and rental subsidies to private property owners who set aside, construct, or ...
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2024-01-24
To House Housing Committee
HISB2247Intro
25%
Establishes a definition for "immediate harm" and amends the definition of "imminent harm" for the purpose of the Child Protective Act. Requires a police officer who assumes protective custody of a child who is subject to immediate harm while in the ...
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2024-01-19
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISB2282Intro
25%
Requires providers of no cost emergency shelter and related services to take steps to ensure pertinent youth obtain and receive services from the juvenile justice or child welfare systems and maintain separation for unrelated adults and minor childre...
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2024-01-19
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISB614Intro
25%
Require the Department of Human Services to: establish a Neighbor Islands Blind and Visually Impaired Service Pilot Program that supplements existing statewide services by providing training and other services to neighbor island residents who are bli...
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2023-12-11
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HISB1551Engross
50%
Establishes a supportive housing pilot program in the Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions. Appropriates funds. Requires reports to the Legislature. Effective 6/30/3000. (SD2)
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2023-12-11
To House Housing Committee
HIHB1069Intro
25%
Amends Act 130, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, clarifies access to services, provides a definition of homeless youth; expands the age of youth that may be served; establishes two full-time equivalent positions; and makes an appropriation.
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2023-12-11
To House Human Services Committee
HISB638Intro
25%
Amends the definition of "imminent harm" for the purposes of the Child Protective Act. Requires a police officer assuming protective custody without a court order of a child to provide to the Department of Human Services a written report detailing th...
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2023-12-11
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISB889Intro
25%
Requires the Department of Human Services to designate a new category of services composed of adult day care and adult day health care for the purposes of Medicaid reimbursement; establish Medicaid per diem reimbursement rates for providers of adult ...
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2023-12-11
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISB714Intro
25%
Establishes the fetal alcohol spectrum disorders special fund, to be administered by the department of human services, and which shall consist of federal funds and interest earned on those funds. Establishes a temporary fetal alcohol spectrum disorde...
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2023-12-11
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HISB6Intro
25%
Allows the Department of Human Services to administer and provide public assistance to eligible residents of the State during a Governor-Declared State of Emergency.
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2023-12-11
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HIHB900Intro
25%
Establishes the fetal alcohol spectrum disorders special fund, to be administered by the department of human services, and which shall consist of federal funds and interest earned on those funds. Establishes a temporary fetal alcohol spectrum disorde...
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2023-12-11
To House Health Committee
HIHB225Engross
50%
Amends Act 317, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, to grant the Department of Human Services flexibility in developing a comprehensive child welfare information system and extend the appropriation lapse date. (SD1)
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2023-12-11
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HISB407Intro
25%
Establishes a definition for "immediate harm" and amends the definition of "imminent harm" for the purpose of the Child Protective Act. Requires a police officer to assume protective custody of a child without a court order or consent of the child's ...
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2023-12-11
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HIHB1066Intro
25%
Restores the second deputy director position for the Department of Human Services; authorizes a private secretary position for the second deputy; appropriate funds.
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2023-12-11
To House Human Services Committee
HIHB740Intro
25%
Establishes an additional minimum supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) benefit of $250 per month per person for SNAP-eligible households whose income is below two hundred per cent of the federal poverty level, as established by the United...
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2023-12-11
To House Finance Committee
HISB310Intro
25%
Appropriates funds to the Department of Human Services and the Department of Public Safety for the pilot visitation and family resource center at Waiawa Correctional Facility on Oahu, including a restroom in compliance with the Americans with Disabil...
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2023-12-11
To Senate Ways and Means Committee
HIHB449Intro
25%
Establishes definitions of "immediate harm" and "protective custody warrant" for the purpose of the Child Protective Act. Requires a police officer who assumes protective custody of a child who is subject to immediate harm to provide a written report...
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2023-12-11
To House Human Services Committee
HIHB1064Intro
25%
Authorizes the Department of Human Services to conduct comprehensive background checks on current and prospective employees, volunteers, and contractors and contractor's employees and volunteers, in positions that require them to be in close proximit...
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2023-12-11
To House Human Services Committee
HISB95Intro
25%
Requires certain amounts of child support moneys collected by the Department of Human Services for public assistance of a child to pass through to the family receiving public assistance. Requires the Department of Human Services to disregard passed-t...
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2023-12-11
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
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