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HI HB2211

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/24/2018

Primary Sponsor

Calvin Say

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Origin

House of Representatives

2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Appropriates funds to the Department of Human Services for fiscal year 2018-2019 to implement a foster care maintenance payment system complying with the federal Child Welfare Act.

  • Requires increases to clothing allowance payments and reimbursement to caregivers and beneficiaries who received inadequate benefit amounts in the past.

  • Implements terms of federal class action settlement agreement in Ah Chong v. McManaman, Civil No. 13-00663 LEK-KSC, which addressed insufficient foster care maintenance payments and lack of periodic reviews.

  • Implements terms of state class action settlement agreement in Sheehey, et al. v. State of Hawaii, Civil No. 14-1-1709-08 VLC, concerning recovery of benefit shortfalls.

  • Takes effect on July 1, 3000 (note: effective date appears to be a drafting error, as no specific appropriation amount is specified in the bill text).

Legislative Description

Relating To Human Services.

Appropriation ($)

Last Action

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan, Tupola excused (2).

2/8/2018

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/8/2018
Health & Human Services1/26/2018

Full Bill Text

No bill text available