SB 154

RELATING TO DISABILITIES

By Senator(s) CHUN OAKLAND

Keywords: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, HANDICAPPED, HEALTH, LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR, MENTAL HEALTH

Report Title: Dev. Disabilities, Retardation

Description: Appropriations for developmentally disabled (DD), mentally retarded (MR); sets up special fund for developmentally disabled; allows services for DD/MR living independently outside of licensed facilities; requires audit of case management services provided by DOH for DD/MR.

 1-21-99        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-22-99        S Referred to 1. HHS 2. WAM                                
 1-26-99        S Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on 02-01-99 at
                  1:30 p.m. in conference room 229
 2- 2-99        S The measure is deferred until 02-08-99 at 1:00 p.m.         
                  in conference room 229.
 2- 8-99        S The committee on HHS recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 2- 8-99        S The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Chun Oakland, Iwase, Levin, Anderson; Ayes with
                  reservations: Senator(s) ; none Noes: Senator(s) ;
                  and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga
 2-19-99        S Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 486) with
                  recommendation of passage on Second Reading and
                  referral to WAM
 2-19-99        S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred
                  to WAM.
 3- 3-99        S Notice of public decision making by WAM on 03-04-99         
                  at 6:00 p.m. in conference room 211.
 3- 4-99        S The committee on WAM recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3- 4-99        S The votes in WAM were as follows: 8 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Fukunaga, Levin, Chun, Chun Oakland, M. Ige,
                  Kawamoto, Nakata, Taniguchi; Ayes with reservations:        
                  Senator(s) ; none Noes: Senator(s) ; and 5 Excused:         
                  Senator(s) Buen, D. Ige, Iwase, Tam, Anderson