OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER

THIRTY-FIRST STATE LEGISLATURE

 

COMMITTEE REFERRALS

 

 

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NO. 14

16TH LEGISLATIVE DAY - FEBRUARY 11, 2022

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Committee Abbreviations:

 


AGR -  Agriculture

CAI -    Culture, Arts, & International Affairs

CMV -  Corrections, Military, & Veterans

CPC -   Consumer Protection & Commerce

ECD -   Economic Development

EDN -  Education

EEP -   Energy & Environmental Protection

FIN -    Finance

GVR -  Government Reform

HET -   Higher Education & Technology

HHH -  Health, Human Services, & Homelessness

HSG -   Housing

JHA -   Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

LAT -   Labor & Tourism

LMG -  Legislative Management

PDP -   Pandemic & Disaster Preparedness

TRN -   Transportation

WAL -  Water & Land


 

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Committee

 

 

RE-REFERRAL

 

HB1525

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

Provides additional guidance and updates the reporting obligations for state departments, including the department of education, pursuant to Acts 175 and 176 (SLH 2021), which established programmatic goals for the purchase and procurement of locally sourced products.  Effective 1/1/2023.

 

EDN, CPC

HB2424, HD1

RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE SERVICES.

Expands the investigative authority of the department of human services to include families with foster children with a pending adoption decree, foster children where an adoption decree has been issued but adoption has not yet taken place, children who are placed into legal guardianship and who receive permanency assistance payments, and adopted children who receive adoption assistance payments and against whom a complaint has been filed with the department of human services at any time, including any time prior to adoption or granting of legal guardianship.  Requires the department of human services to analyze and report on the impact of expanding home visits to families receiving adoption assistance or legal guardianship assistance and make a report to the legislature five years after the start of the program.  Appropriates funds for additional case worker and support staff positions and increased compensation for existing child welfare services case worker positions.  Effective 7/1/2060.  (HD1)

 

HHH, FIN