HI SB1227

Requires contracts awarded to community-based organizations by the Department of Health, Department of Human Services, or Judiciary beginning January 1, 2026, to be multi-year contracts with annual price adjustments based on the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers

Addresses funding gap where 91% of community-based organizations in Hawaii are resourced below full operating costs needed to provide contracted services

Appropriates unspecified amounts from general revenues for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 to increase contract prices under existing contracts with the Department of Health

Appropriates unspecified amounts for the same fiscal years to increase existing contract prices for community-based organizations serving the Department of Human Services

Appropriates unspecified amounts for the same fiscal years to increase existing contract prices for community-based organizations serving the Judiciary