| HI | HB2430 | Pass | Establishes the Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children Program. Appropriates funds. (CD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-07-02
Act 155, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1256). |
| HI | HB2216 | Pass | Increases the state supplemental payment ceilings for type I adult residential care homes, licensed developmental disabilities domiciliary homes, community care foster family homes, certified adult foster homes, and type II adult residential care hom...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-13
Act 020, 05/13/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1120). |
| HI | HCR94 | Pass | Requesting The Department Of Human Services To Conduct A Study On The Feasibility Of Increasing The Medicaid Reimbursement Payment Rate For Hawaii's Community Care Foster Family Homes And Expanded Adult Residential Care Homes For Medicaid Clients In ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-01
Received notice of Adoption in House (Hse. Com. No. 826). |
| HI | HCR91 | Pass | Requesting The Department Of Human Services To Establish A Working Group To Address Issues Relating To Reimbursements And Payments To Home- And Community-based Services Providers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-01
Received notice of Adoption in House (Hse. Com. No. 826). |
| HI | HR78 | Pass | Requesting The Department Of Human Services To Conduct A Study On The Feasibility Of Increasing The Medicaid Reimbursement Payment Rate For Hawaii's Community Care Foster Family Homes And Expanded Adult Residential Care Homes For Medicaid Clients Eve...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04
Resolution adopted in final form. |
| HI | HR75 | Pass | Requesting The Department Of Human Services To Establish A Working Group To Address Issues Relating To Reimbursements And Payments To Home And Community-based Services Providers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-04
Resolution adopted in final form. |
| HI | HB1357 | Engross
Sine Die | Beginning on 7/1/2023, requires that the state supplemental payment for type 1 adult residential care homes, licensed developmental disabilities domiciliary homes, community care foster family homes, and certified adult foster homes not exceed $767. ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-25
Received notice of discharge of all conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). |
| HI | HB2535 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishes a child care classroom contracts pilot program to require the Department of Human Services to contract directly with child care center providers in licensed infant and toddler child care centers and group child care centers that meet cert...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-22
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | HB2713 | Engross
Sine Die | Appropriates funds to provide additional support and resources to families receiving benefits through the State's adoption assistance and permanency assistance programs. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-22
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | HB2427 | Engross
Sine Die | Specifies that the priority of selection for preschool open doors program participation applies only during the priority application period between February 1 and the start of each program year. Specifies that applications received after the priority...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-15
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| HI | HCR99 | Intro
Sine Die | Adopting The Uniform Guardianship, Conservatorship, And Other Protective Arrangements Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-13
To House Consumer Protection & Commerce Committee |
| HI | HB2455 | Engross
Sine Die | Effective January 1, 2024, transfers the responsibility and management of certain private security contracts from the Department of Law Enforcement to the Department of Health, Department of Human Services, and Department of Defense for their respect...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee |
| HI | HB2555 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends the definition of "harm" under the Child Protective Act. Requires a service plan to include an evaluation or assessment by a service provider trained in domestic violence of family members in the family home who are perpetrators or alleged per...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-07
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| HI | HB2325 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for the continued implementation of the Return-to-Home Pilot Program, established pursuant to Act 94, SLH 2023, to provide eligible homeless individuals with assistance in reuniting with family and relatives in their home state. Ef...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-13
To House Finance Committee |
| HI | HB2739 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the Hawaii home energy assistance program within the Department of Human Services to assist households in paying their energy bills. Establishes the Hawaii home energy assistance special fund. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-12
To House Finance Committee |
| HI | HB2035 | Intro
Sine Die | Codifies program modification requirements for demonstration projects established by child care facilities that are licensed by the Department of Human Services.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-01
To House Human Services Committee |
| HI | HB2558 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the monthly needs allowance from $50 to $75. Clarifies that the needs allowance is not intended to replace or affect funds received from the federal Supplemental Security Income program. Requires certain long-term care facility operators to...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-26
To House Human Services Committee |
| HI | HB2109 | Intro
Sine Die | Beginning on 7/1/2024, requires that the state supplemental payment for type 1 adult residential care homes, licensed developmental disabilities domiciliary homes, community care foster family homes, and certified adult foster homes not exceed $1,136...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24
To House Human Services Committee |
| HI | HB2017 | Intro
Sine Die | Beginning on 7/1/2024, requires that the state supplemental payment for type 1 adult residential care homes, licensed developmental disabilities domiciliary homes, community care foster family homes, and certified adult foster homes not exceed $1,136...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24
To House Human Services Committee |
| HI | HB2173 | Intro
Sine Die | Increases the amount of the state supplemental payment for type 1 adult residential care homes, licensed developmental disabilities domiciliary homes, community care foster family homes, and certified adult foster homes to $767 and the amount of the ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24
To House Human Services Committee |
| HI | HB2172 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the housing assistance program, to be carried out by the housing assistance program coordinator, within the Department of Human Services to provide state grants and rental subsidies to private property owners who set aside, construct, or ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-24
To House Housing Committee |
| HI | HB1069 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends Act 130, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, clarifies access to services, provides a definition of homeless youth; expands the age of youth that may be served; establishes two full-time equivalent positions; and makes an appropriation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11
To House Human Services Committee |
| HI | HB900 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the fetal alcohol spectrum disorders special fund, to be administered by the department of human services, and which shall consist of federal funds and interest earned on those funds. Establishes a temporary fetal alcohol spectrum disorde...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11
To House Health Committee |
| HI | HB225 | Engross
Sine Die | Amends Act 317, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, to grant the Department of Human Services flexibility in developing a comprehensive child welfare information system and extend the appropriation lapse date. (SD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11
To Senate Ways and Means Committee |
| HI | HB1066 | Intro
Sine Die | Restores the second deputy director position for the Department of Human Services; authorizes a private secretary position for the second deputy; appropriate funds.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11
To House Human Services Committee |
| HI | HB740 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes an additional minimum supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) benefit of $250 per month per person for SNAP-eligible households whose income is below two hundred per cent of the federal poverty level, as established by the United...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11
To House Finance Committee |
| HI | HB449 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes definitions of "immediate harm" and "protective custody warrant" for the purpose of the Child Protective Act. Requires a police officer who assumes protective custody of a child who is subject to immediate harm to provide a written report...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11
To House Human Services Committee |
| HI | HB1064 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes the Department of Human Services to conduct comprehensive background checks on current and prospective employees, volunteers, and contractors and contractor's employees and volunteers, in positions that require them to be in close proximit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11
To House Human Services Committee |
| HI | HB791 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes the housing assistance program, to be carried out by the housing assistance program coordinator, within the department of human services to provide state grants and rental subsidies to private property owners who set aside, construct, or ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11
To House Housing Committee |
| HI | HB1368 | Engross
Sine Die | Makes various updates to the hospital sustainability program, including amending the definition of "private hospital"; clarifying the uses of the hospital sustainability program special fund; increasing various hospital sustainability fee caps; requi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee |
| HI | HB1341 | Intro
Sine Die | Appropriates funds for the achievement of full funding, including estimated payment increases, of medicaid home and community-based services. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11
To House Finance Committee |
| HI | HB782 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizes health care providers, nonprofit organizations, businesses, and faith-based organizations to distribute supplemental nutrition assistance program applications to anyone interested in applying for program benefits. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11
To House Finance Committee |
| HI | HB487 | Intro
Sine Die | Extends the sunset date of trauma-informed care task force established by Act 209, SLH 2021, to 6/30/2025. Beginning 7/1/2025, transfers the office of wellness and resilience from the office of the governor to the department of human services and for...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11
To House Finance Committee |
| HI | HB223 | Intro
Sine Die | Amends the office of youth services safe spaces for youth pilot program by clarifying access to services, providing a definition of homeless youth, and expanding the age of youth that may be served. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11
To House Finance Committee |
| HI | HB502 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishes a two-year infant and toddler child care contracted slots pilot program to develop and implement procedures to subsidize child care slots in licensed infant and toddler child care settings. Requires reports to the legislature.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-12-11
To House Finance Committee |
