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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.B. NO. |
2426 |
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THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024 |
H.D. 2 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
S.D. 2 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO RELATIVE RESOURCE CAREGIVERS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
"(a)
The department shall provide [the] a child's relative an
application to be licensed as the child's resource family within fifteen
days of the relative's request to provide foster placement for the child. The department shall issue a license only if
the relative submits an application and meets the licensing standards for a
child-specific license established in rules adopted by the department pursuant
to chapter 91 and the child is placed with the relative. If the application is submitted and:
(1) The
license is denied[,] due to the failure of the applicant to meet
the licensing standards set out in rules adopted by the department, the
department shall provide the applicant with the specific reasons for the denial
and an explanation of the procedures for an administrative appeal[.] to
contest the denial based on the licensing standards; or
(2) The
applicant meets the licensing standards set out in rules adopted by the
department, and the department does not issue a child-specific license because
the child is not placed with the applicant, the applicant shall not have a
right to an administrative appeal to contest the placement decision; provided
that the applicant may seek judicial review by the family court with exclusive
jurisdiction to review placement determinations for the child pursuant to the
provisions of this chapter."
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 Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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:
DHS; Relatives; Resource Caregivers; Foster Homes; Licensing; Administrative Appeal; Family Court
Description:
Clarifies when a relative seeking to be a resource caregiver for a child is entitled to an administrative appeal for the Department of Human Services' denial of a foster home license. (SD2)
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