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HI SB2676

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/21/2022

Primary Sponsor

Sharon Moriwaki

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Origin

Senate

2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Appropriates $500,000 from general revenues for fiscal year 2022-2023 to establish five full-time equivalent (5.0 FTE) long-term care ombudsman specialist positions within the office of the long-term care ombudsman.

  • Assigns the five new positions as follows: one for Honolulu, one for Maui, two for Hawaii County, and one for Kauai, working under the supervision of the long-term care ombudsman.

  • Requires these positions to work toward achieving goals of the federal long-term care ombudsman program authorized under the Older Americans Act, P.L. 89-73.

  • Specifies that the five new positions and appropriated funds shall replace two existing full-time equivalent positions currently in the executive office on aging's base budget.

  • Takes effect on July 1, 2022.

Legislative Description

Making An Appropriation For The Office Of The Long-term Care Ombudsman Program.

Appropriation ($)

Last Action

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

2/18/2022

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means2/18/2022
Human Services1/24/2022

Full Bill Text

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