Bill Text: HI SB518 | 2014 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: State Low Income Public Housing; Criminal Background; Prohibited Criteria
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-12-18 - Carried over to 2014 Regular Session. [SB518 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2014-SB518-Amended.html
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TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2013 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO PUBLIC HOUSING.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 356D-42, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"[[]§356D-42[]] Housing;
tenant selection[.]; consideration of certain minor criminal
convictions prohibited. (a) Subject to the following
limitations and preferences, the authority shall select tenants upon the basis of
those in greatest need for the particular housing. The authority may limit the
tenants of any state low-income housing project to classes of persons when
required by federal law or regulation as a term or condition of obtaining
assistance from the federal government. Within the priorities established by
the authority recognizing need, veterans with a permanent disability of ten per
cent or more as certified by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs,
the dependent parents of the veteran, and the deceased veteran's widow shall be
given first preference.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, in the selection of elderly and disabled tenants, the authority shall not consider a conviction for a petty misdemeanor or misdemeanor as provided in the Hawaii Penal Code that occurred five years or more prior to the tenant application date; provided that the authority may consider any evictions or any conviction for a petty misdemeanor or misdemeanor involving:
(1) Drug-related criminal activity, including the illegal use of a controlled substance;
(2) Violent criminal activity;
(3) A sexual offense as defined in section 846E-1;
(4) Abuse of alcohol; or
(5) Any violation of an order of restraint, trespassing, domestic abuse, or any crime that includes weapon involvement."
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 Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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:
State Low Income Public Housing; Criminal Background; Prohibited Criteria
Description:
Prohibits the Hawaii public housing authority, when selecting tenants, from considering a prospective elderly or disabled tenant's conviction for a minor crime that occurred five years or more before the application date. Provides exceptions for evictions and crimes involving drugs, violence, sexual offenses, alcohol, orders of restraint, trespassing, domestic abuse, or weapons. (SD1)
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