Bill Text: HI SB1128 | 2022 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Office Of Youth Services.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-04-27 - Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-22 3:40PM; Conference Room 329. [SB1128 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2022-SB1128-Amended.html
THE SENATE |
S.B. NO. |
1128 |
THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
H.D. 1 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO OFFICE OF YOUTH SERVICES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1.
Chapter 352D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section
to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§352D- Office of youth services revolving fund; commercial
enterprise vocational programs. (a) There is established the office of youth services
revolving fund to be administered by the office. All moneys collected from the sale of goods and
services by individual commercial enterprise vocational programs and appropriations
made by the legislature shall be deposited into the office of youth services revolving
fund. The moneys in the office of youth services
revolving fund shall be used for the purposes of vocational programs within the
office as determined by the office.
(b) The administrator for
each individual commercial enterprise vocational program shall:
(1) Determine the prices at which
all goods and services are sold; provided that the prices shall be as near to the
prevailing market prices for similar goods and services as practicable; and
(2) Ensure that the quality
of goods and services produced is comparable to similar goods and services available
from the private sector; provided that for sales to the State or the counties, the
quality of the goods or services shall be consistent with the specifications for
the goods or services requested.
(c) Each individual commercial
enterprise vocational program may market goods and services to the public and private
sectors."
SECTION 2. Section 352D-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by:
1. Adding a new definition to be appropriately inserted and to read:
""Commercial enterprise vocational program" means a vocational program for young adults only that engages in the for-profit activity of providing goods and services for purposes of promoting self-sustainability in young adults."
2. Amending the definition of "young adult at risk" or "young adult" to read:
"Young adult at risk" or
"young adult" means any adult between the ages of eighteen and
twenty-four who [has]:
(1) Has been
arrested, [who] has had contact with the police, [who] or
is experiencing social, emotional, psychological, educational, or physical
problems[,]; and [who is]
(2) Is no longer eligible for child protective services provided by the State due to the adult's age."
SECTION 3. Section 352D-4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§352D-4 Establishment; purpose. (a) There is established within the department of human
services for administrative purposes only the office of youth services. The office of youth services is established to
provide services and programs for youth at risk under one umbrella agency in order
to facilitate optimum service delivery, to prevent delinquency, and to reduce the
incidence of recidivism among juveniles through the provision of prevention, rehabilitation,
and treatment services. The office shall
also be responsible for program planning and development, intake/assessment, oversight,
as well as consultation, technical assistance, and staff training relating to the
delivery of services.
(b) The office shall provide a continuum of services as follows:
(1) An integrated intake/assessment
and case management system;
(2) The necessary educational, vocational, social counseling and mental
health services; provided that the department of education shall be the only provider
of standards-based education services for all youth at risk and young adults identified
with special education needs or actively receiving special education services, in
accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400
et seq.) and all applicable federal and state educational requirements;
(3) Community-based shelter and residential facilities;
(4) Oversight of youth services; [and]
(5) Commercial enterprise vocational programs;
and
[(5)] (6) Other programs that encourage the development of positive
self-images and useful skills in youth[.] at risk and young adults.
(c) The executive director
of the office of youth services shall submit annual reports to the legislature no
later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session, reporting
the services or programs funded pursuant to this section, the number of youth at
risk and young adults served by each service or program, [and] the results
of the services or programs funded[.], and all fiscal transactions and
expenses of each service or program; provided that the director of human services
shall conduct an immediate audit of the office of youth services if the office of
youth services fails to submit an annual report on the fiscal transactions and expenses
of each service or program in a timely manner.
(d) To this end, on July
1, 1991, this office shall assume the responsibilities for juvenile corrections
functions, which were temporarily placed in the department of corrections pursuant
to Act 338, Session Laws of Hawaii 1987.
These functions shall include but not be limited to all responsibilities, under chapter 352,
for the Hawaii youth correctional facilities."
SECTION 4. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2060.
Report Title:
Office of Youth Services Revolving Fund; Commercial Enterprise Vocational Programs; Annual Reports; Director of Human Services; Audit
Description:
Permits individual vocational programs within the purview of the office of youth services to engage in commercial enterprises, including the sale of goods and services, for self-sustainability purposes, for young adults only. Establishes the office of youth services revolving fund. Requires the office of youth services to submit annual reports to the legislature on the fiscal transactions and expenses of each service or program. Requires the director of human services to conduct an audit of the office of youth services if the annual fiscal transactions and expenses reports are not submitted in a timely manner. Effective 7/1/2060. (HD1)
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