THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2344
THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2020		S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO MINORS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Section 346-17.6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

"(b) A minor may consent to no cost emergency shelter and related services if the minor understands the benefits, responsibilities, risks, and limits of the shelter and services, and the minor agrees to adhere to the provider's rules and cooperate and participate in those services recommended by the provider; provided that:

(1) The provider has not, despite reasonable efforts, been able to contact the minor's parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian;

(2) The provider has made contact with the minor's parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian, and the minor's parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian has refused to give consent and, based on the information available to the provider, the provider reasonably believes that the minor would incur harm, or would be subject to threatened harm, if the minor returned immediately to the home of the parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian; [or]

(3) The minor has refused to provide contact information for the minor's parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian, and the provider reasonably believes that the minor would incur harm, or would be subject to threatened harm, if the minor returned immediately to the home of the parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian[.];

(4) The provider supplying shelter is licensed to do so for minors or adults and is in compliance with zoning and safety regulations; or

(5) The department of human services shall make every effort to ensure that every island has a shelter for unaccompanied minors."

SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Report Title:

Minors; Emergency; Shelter; Consent; Keiki Caucus

Description:

Expands conditions for a minor to consent to no-cost emergency shelter and related services, establish certain requirements by a shelter, and requires effort to leave a shelter for minors on each island. (SD1)

The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.