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HI SCR27
Concurrent Resolution
Status
2/10/2021
Primary Sponsor
Karl Rhoads
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AI Summary
S.C.R. No. 27 Summary
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Requests the Department of Human Services, in coordination with the Department of Health, to collect data on LGBTQ+ and intersex youth under court supervision and at the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility.
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Directs the Department of Public Safety to work with the Sexual and Gender Minority Workgroup within the Department of Health to ensure data collection follows LGBTQ+ and intersex best practices.
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Acknowledges that LGBTQ+ youth, particularly youth of color and transgender youth, are overrepresented in juvenile detention and face discrimination leading to increased criminal justice involvement.
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Requires certified copies be transmitted to the Governor, Director of Public Safety, Director of Health, and Director of Human Services.
Legislative Description
Requesting The Department Of Human Services, In Coordination With The Department Of Health, To Collect Data On Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Or Questioning, Pansexual, Asexual, Gender Non-conforming, And Intersex Youth Who Are Under The Supervision Of The Courts And The Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility.
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Last Action
The committee on HMS deferred the measure.
3/23/2021