HI HB2463

Establishes a one-year pilot program within the Department of Human Services to provide guaranteed basic income to people exiting the sex trade, including verified sex trafficking victims and female or sexual and gender minority individuals.

Provides qualified applicants a monthly income of $2,000 for up to one year, exempt from state income taxes and excluded from consideration in calculating eligibility for public assistance and financial aid programs.

Targets 250 program participants who must be Hawaii residents age 18 or older and provide documentation from a nonprofit or community-based organization attesting to their status as sex trafficking victims or individuals seeking to exit prostitution.

Requires the Department of Human Services to maintain strict confidentiality of all applicant and participant personal information and prohibits employment or education requirements for program eligibility.

Appropriates $6,000,000 from general revenues for fiscal year 2022-2023 to administer the pilot program and requires a report to the legislature with findings and recommendations no later than 20 days before the 2023 legislative session convenes.