HI SB1242

Establishes a trauma-informed care task force within the department of health to develop and make recommendations for trauma-informed care practices statewide.

Task force membership includes the directors of health (chair), human services, education, labor and industrial relations, commerce and consumer affairs; superintendents, mayors, legislative leaders, the chief justice, and representatives from Hawaiian affairs, healthcare, non-profits, and consumer advocacy groups.

Task force shall create a statewide framework for trauma-informed practice including definitions, principles applicable to schools and agencies, implementation examples, strategies for preventing secondary traumatic stress, and an evaluation plan with metrics.

Task force shall identify best practices including native Hawaiian cultural practices, conduct agency inventories and assessments, identify cultural practices that build wellness and resilience, convene practitioners, and seek federal funding coordination.

Task force must submit findings and recommendations to the legislature no later than twenty days before the 2024 regular session and ceases to exist on July 1, 2024; bill takes effect July 1, 2050.