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HI SB3034
Bill
Status
3/4/2014
Primary Sponsor
Suzanne Chun Oakland
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AI Summary
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Restores the Hawaii child welfare education collaboration between the Department of Human Services child welfare services branch and the University of Hawaii Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work to recruit and train graduate students for child welfare positions.
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Addresses staffing crisis in child welfare services, which lost 21% of positions during 2009-2010 reductions and had 64 vacant positions as of December 2013.
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Participants in the collaboration would receive reimbursement for tuition, fees, and educational expenses in exchange for agreeing to work in child welfare services for a minimum of three years after graduation.
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Appropriates funds from general revenues for fiscal year 2014-2015 to support the program, which previously operated successfully between 1998 and 2008, admitting 109 students with 100 completing the program.
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Effective date is July 1, 2050.
Legislative Description
Hawaii Child Welfare Education Collaboration; University of Hawaii School of Social Work; Appropriation ($)
Last Action
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HED with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Creagan, Say, Tokioka, Yamashita excused (4).
3/14/2014