HI HR112

Request the Department of the Attorney General to review existing federal and state laws and agency rules relating to confidentiality, privacy, and privilege and their impact on interagency information sharing for court-involved youth.

Direct the Attorney General to make recommendations to better serve Hawaii youth through appropriate sharing of information involving youth across multiple agencies.

Require the Attorney General to submit findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature and affected agencies (Department of Human Services, Department of Health, Department of Education, and county Police and Prosecuting Attorneys) no later than twenty days before the 2012 Regular Session convenes.

Address barriers to information sharing between county and state agencies that currently obstruct collaboration on juvenile matters, as identified by the Hawaii Mental Health Transformation State Incentive Grant's Criminal Justice Task Force.