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HI SR15
Resolution
Status
1/21/2020
Primary Sponsor
Karl Rhoads
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AI Summary
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Requests Department of Human Services and Department of Health to establish a Task Force on Corporal Punishment to evaluate scientific research on corporal punishment's effects on children.
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Task Force to recommend strategies promoting safe and effective discipline methods and determine whether Hawaii should ban or limit corporal punishment of children by parents and caregivers.
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Task Force membership includes representatives from Attorney General, Department of Education, Child Welfare Services, Maternal and Child Health, University of Hawaii schools, Judiciary, federal agencies, and Kapiolani Medical Center, with consideration for professional organizations and parent advocacy groups.
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Directors of Human Services and Health serve as co-chairs; Task Force members serve without compensation.
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Task Force must submit findings, recommendations, and any proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than 40 days before the 2021 Regular Session begins.
Legislative Description
Requesting The Department Of Human Services, In Collaboration With The Department Of Health, To Convene A Task Force To Establish Safe And Effective Discipline For All Children In Hawaii.
Task Force
Last Action
The committee(s) on HMS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HMS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Ruderman, K. Rhoads, Riviere, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara.
2/19/2020