THE SENATE
THE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2017

COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES
Senator Josh Green, Chair
Senator Stanley Chang, Vice-Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO MONDAY, FEBRUARY 06, 2017

DATE:	Monday, February 06, 2017
TIME:	2:45 PM
PLACE:	Conference Room 016 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

SB507 Status and Testimony	RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. Removes redundant investigating and reporting requirements of the Department of Human Services and the family courts in cases where temporary restraining orders are sought for alleged domestic abuse involving a family or household member who is a minor or incapacitated person.	HMS, JDL
SB588 Status and Testimony	RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS. Defines emergency shelter to mean a homeless facility designed to provide temporary shelter and services for up to six months.  Allows homeless shelter stipends to be adjusted at the end of each year based upon achievement of performance measures.  Requires homeless shelters to have no fewer than one shower, one sink, and one toilet per twenty-five residents and the minimum area of each partitioned space to be determined by the number of residents and capacity of the shelter.  Establishes that the storage space at a homeless shelter shall be determined by each shelter's space availability.  Removes DHS's authority to require shelters to comply with additional requirements.  Establishes and funds 2.0 FTE positions to assist in the implementation of the homeless shelter program.  Appropriates funds for homeless shelters and other non-recurring costs.	HMS/HOU, WAM [Measure added on 1/30/2017]

No testimony will be accepted.

FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-586-9385.