Bill Text: HI HB1694 | 2016 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Judiciary Spouse and Child Abuse Special Account; Domestic Violence; Child Abuse
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-02 - The committee(s) on HUS recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. [HB1694 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2016-HB1694-Introduced.html
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TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2016 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to the judiciary spouse and child abuse special account.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
The legislature finds that although the Hawaii Revised Statutes are clear that the best interest of the child is the paramount consideration in child custody cases, the court is often not able to determine the validity of domestic violence or child abuse issues that affect the complete safety of the child.
The legislature further finds that judges of the family court can benefit from more training regarding domestic violence and child abuse. The state judiciary's annual report to the twenty-eighth legislature 2016 regular session states, "The opportunity for training of judges and judiciary staff on a wide range of important and inter-connected issues relating to domestic violence and child abuse and neglect continues to be possible and addresses an on-going need."
The purpose of this Act is to establish a funding mechanism to ensure that all judges in the family court of Hawaii are provided with sufficient training to address custody cases, where the possibility of domestic violence or child abuse may be present.
SECTION 2. Section 572-5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(a) The department of health shall
appoint, and at its pleasure remove, one or more suitable persons as agents
authorized to grant marriage licenses under this chapter in each judicial
circuit. The agents may issue licenses from any state facility when deemed
necessary by the director. Any agent appointed under this subsection and
receiving an application for a marriage license shall collect from the
applicant for the license $60, of which the agent, except those provided for in
subsection (b), shall retain [$9] $7 for the agent's benefit and
compensation and shall remit [$51] $53 to the director of
health. Upon the receipt of remittances under this subsection, the director of
health shall deposit:
(1) $32 for each license issued to the credit of the general fund of the State;
(2) $4.50 for each license issued to the credit of the spouse and child abuse special account established under section 346-7.5;
(3) [$4.50] $6.50 for each license
issued to the credit of the spouse and child abuse special account established
under section 601-3.6; provided that $2 shall be set aside to provide family
court judges with training on domestic violence or child abuse that is
conducted by trainers who have hands-on experience in the field; and
(4) $10 for each license issued to the credit of the birth defects special fund established under section 321-426."
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2016.
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Report Title:
Judiciary Spouse and Child Abuse Special Account; Domestic Violence; Child Abuse
Description:
Sets aside funds from marriage licenses granted by agents in each judicial circuit for the Spouse and Child Abuse Special Account for the training of family court judges on domestic violence or child abuse.
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