KA ‘AHA KENEKOA
THE THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2024
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COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND MILITARY AFFAIRS |
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Senator Glenn Wakai, Chair |
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Senator Brandon J.C. Elefante, Vice Chair |
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Senator Joy A. San Buenaventura, Chair |
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Senator Henry J.C. Aquino, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Friday, February 2, 2024 |
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TIME: |
3:00 PM |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 225 & Videoconference State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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TIMESLOT: |
PSM |
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A G E N D A
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RELATING TO MISSING PERSONS. Establishes a silver alert program within the Department of Law Enforcement to help locate and safeguard missing persons who are sixty-five years of age or older, cognitively impaired, or developmentally disabled. Appropriates funds.
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PSM/HHS, WAM |
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RELATING TO CRISIS INTERVENTION. Requires the Department of Law Enforcement to coordinate crisis intervention training for state and county law enforcement agencies and crisis intervention officers. Requires the Department of Health to certify crisis intervention officers. Defines "crisis intervention officer". Authorizes crisis intervention officers to order persons determined to be imminently dangerous to themselves or others to be transported to a designated behavioral health crisis center. Establishes positions. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Makes an appropriation.
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PSM/HHS, WAM |
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RELATING TO MISSING PERSONS. Establishes a silver alert program within the Department of Law Enforcement to help locate and safeguard missing vulnerable adults with developmental disabilities or mental impairments who pose a credible threat to the health and safety to themselves or others.
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PSM/HHS, WAM |
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RELATING TO DEMENTIA. Requires the law enforcement standards board to develop training materials related to the recognition and signs of Alzheimer's disease and related types of dementia. Requires law enforcement officers to review training materials for at least 1 hour per year.
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PSM/HHS, WAM |
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RELATED TO PUBLIC PARKS. Prohibits counties from prohibiting leashed dogs in public parks. Establishes penalties for leaving dog excrement on public or private property.
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PSM/HHS, JDC |
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RELATING TO WILDFIRE-AFFECTED AREAS. Prohibits public entry into wildfire-affected areas for the purpose of habitation until the Department of Health provides notice that the wildfire-affected area is safe to enter for this purpose.
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PSM/HHS, JDC |
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RELATING TO CRISIS INTERVENTION. Establishes an expanded crisis intervention and diversion activities program within the Department of Health to expand existing activities to divert those with mental health issues to appropriate health care services. Defines "crisis intervention officer". Authorizes a person believed to be imminently dangerous to self or others by a law enforcement officer to be assisted by a crisis intervention officer and transported to a designated crisis center. Makes appropriations for the expanded crisis intervention and diversion activities program and certification of law enforcement officers in mental health first aid and crisis intervention team model.
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HHS/PSM, WAM |
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RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH. Authorizes examination of defendants via telehealth. Amends conditions for a defendant's release or examination of fitness to proceed. Authorizes the Department of Health to implement behavioral health crisis centers. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Makes an appropriation.
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HHS/PSM, WAM/JDC |
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RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS. Establishes a vacated encampment clean up task force to identify potential entities to enter into intergovernmental agreements to coordinate the clean up of vacated encampments located on lands managed by United States Army Garrison Hawaii. Appropriates funds.
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HHS/PSM, WAM |
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RELATING TO CHILD CARE. Expands the existing state exemption for United States Department of Defense-certified providers to those operating off federal property.
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HHS/PSM, WAM |
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RELATING TO EMERGENCY PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. Authorizes the Department of Human Services to provide temporary emergency assistance, case management, and other recovery services following the period covered by an emergency proclamation and establishes an emergency management program within the Director's office.
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HHS/PSM, WAM |
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RELATING TO EMERGENCY AEROMEDICAL SERVICES. Establishes an Emergency Aeromedical Services Partnership Program to be administered by the Department of Health in counties with a population less than 500,000. Requires cost-sharing for program operations and maintenance and revenue sharing between the State and the County of Hawaii, the County of Kauai, and the County of Maui. Authorizes deposits into the Emergency Medical Services Special Fund. Requires rulemaking.
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HHS/PSM, WAM |
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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
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_____________________________________ Senator Joy A. San Buenaventura Chair |
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_____________________________________ Senator Glenn Wakai Chair |