HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2024
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Rep. Della Au Belatti, Chair |
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Rep. Jenna Takenouchi, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Terez Amato |
Rep. Lisa Marten |
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Rep. Greggor Ilagan |
Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto |
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Rep. Bertrand Kobayashi |
Rep. Diamond Garcia |
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Rep. Lisa Marten, Chair |
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Rep. Terez Amato, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Della Au Belatti |
Rep. Jenna Takenouchi |
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Rep. Greggor Ilagan |
Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto |
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Rep. Bertrand Kobayashi |
Rep. Diamond Garcia |
AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Friday, February 9, 2024 |
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8:30 AM |
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VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE Conference Room 329 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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A M E N D E D A G E N D A
The following measure(s) has been ADDED to the agenda: HB2433, HB2434, HB2276
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RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES. Appropriates funds to increase the department of human services' homeless programs office budget.
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HLT/HUS, FIN |
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RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS. Amends the statutes pertaining to mental health services for children and adolescents provided by the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division of the Department of Health to reflect the current mental health systems of care that address intensive mental health needs of children and adolescents.
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HLT/HUS, FIN |
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RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH. Appropriates funds to address the mental health and wellness needs of youth in the State.
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HLT, FIN |
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RELATING TO COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS. Requires the Department of Health to administer a three-year pilot program to authorize community health workers to provide outreach, education, training, and navigation of services to address the social determinants of health in Kau, Hawaii County. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Makes an appropriation.
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HLT, FIN |
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RELATING TO MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION. Establishes within the Department of Health a 2-year pilot project to charter flights from rural islands to an urban island to provide rural island residents with reliable transportation to medical care on urban islands and to transport medical service providers from an urban island to a rural island. Declares that the general fund appropriation will breach the expenditure ceiling. Appropriates funds. Declares that the appropriation exceeds the state general fund expenditure ceiling for 2024-2025.
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HLT, FIN |
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RELATING TO DENTAL HYGIENISTS. Authorizes dental hygienists who are under the direct supervision of a licensed dentist to perform preventive dental sealant screenings and apply dental sealants on certain individuals in a school-based oral health program.
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HLT, CPC |
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RELATING TO ORAL HEALTH. Establishes an oral health task force to review the status of oral health in the State and make recommendations to improve the State's oral health infrastructure. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates moneys. Declares that the appropriations exceed the state general fund expenditure ceiling for 2024-2025.
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HLT, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII ABLE SAVINGS PROGRAM. Repeals language that required the Hawaii ABLE savings program trust fund to be used if the Director of Finance elects to accept deposits from contributors instead of sending deposits directly to the program manager. Authorizes the Director of Finance to expend moneys in the Hawaii ABLE savings program trust fund to provide incentive payments to Hawaii public school ABLE savings account owners. Appropriates funds to the Department of Budget and Finance to fund the incentive payments. Appropriates funds for a position within the State Council on Developmental Disabilities of the Department of Health to support the Hawaii ABLE savings program. Effective 6/30/2050.
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HLT, FIN |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH STANDING ORDERS. Authorizes the Director of Health to issue public health standing orders for patients to self-refer to certain healthcare screening services.
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HLT, JHA |
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RELATING TO ACCESS TO VITAL RECORDS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS. Authorizes the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to access vital records for purposes of verifying Native Hawaiian ancestry for beneficiary programs. Requires the Department of Health and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement to assure appropriate access and handling of confidential records and sealed records that have been unsealed pursuant to court order.
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HLT, JHA |
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RELATING TO SMOKING. Establishes under the Department of Health a Smoking Sensor Rebate Program, which offers a rebate for installation of smoking sensors to detect smoking within smoking-prohibited areas.
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HLT, FIN |
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________________________________________ Rep. Lisa Marten Chair |
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________________________________________ Rep. Della Au Belatti Chair |
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