Hawaii State Legislature

Bill Status

SB1443

Generated on 8/13/2007 4:06:42 PM

Measure Title:
RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE SERVICES.
Report Title:
Child welfare services.
Description:
Specifies that when the Family Court determines by clear and convincing evidence that the child's parents cannot now or in the reasonable foreseeable future provide the child with a safe family home, the department may submit a permanent plan with a goal of guardianship and the Court may award guardianship to an appropriate entity without termination of parental rights.
Package:
Governor
Companion:
HB1357
Introducers:
HANABUSA (BR)
Current Referral:
HSP, JDL
Date Status Text
1/22/2007SIntroduced.
1/24/2007SPassed First Reading.
1/29/2007SReferred to HSP, JDL.
2/2/2007SThe committee(s) on HSP added the measure to the public hearing scheduled on 02-15-07 at 1:15 pm in conference room 016.
2/15/2007SThe committee(s) on HSP recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HSP were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chun Oakland, Ihara, Hemmings; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Sakamoto.
2/16/2007SReported from HSP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 571) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDL.
2/16/2007SReport adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDL.

$ = Appropriation measure
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment

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