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THE SENATE |
S.R. NO. |
50 |
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TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2002 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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requesting a review of state youth services and a study on consolidating youth services.
WHEREAS, the Legislature finds that current state services to youth are spread out among the department of human services, department of health, department of education, office of youth services, and the judiciary; and
WHEREAS, these services include child protective services, foster home placement and operation, adoption, child abuse and neglect, and child welfare services; and
WHEREAS, unfortunately, a child in the State is currently subject to multiple jurisdictions which may result in duplicative services, conflicting policies, compromised quality of services to the child and the child's family, cost inefficiencies, and unnecessary bureaucracy; and
WHEREAS, the Legislature finds that the State is providing sufficient professional services to Hawaii's children through the respective state departments and agencies, however, additional improvement is needed to increase effectiveness and efficiency; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twenty-First Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2002, that the Senate Standing Committee on Health and Human Services is hereby requested, during the 2002 legislative interim, to review the State's programs of youth services and to study the consolidation of youth services to improve effectiveness and efficiency; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Senate Standing Committee on Health and Human Services shall submit its findings and conclusions, including recommended statutory changes, to the Senate no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the 2003 Regular Session; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to President of the Senate and the Chair of the Senate Standing Committee on Health and Human Services.
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Report Title:
Review and Study; Youth Services; Consolidation