HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2016

 

COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES

Rep. Dee Morikawa, Chair

Rep. Bertrand Kobayashi, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Della Au Belatti

Rep. Jo Jordan

Rep. Richard P. Creagan

Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro

Rep. Mark J. Hashem

Rep. Beth Fukumoto Chang

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

TIME:

9:00 A.M.

PLACE:

Conference Room 329

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

SB 2232, SD2

(SSCR2596)

Status

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Creates and appropriates funds for the Erin's Law task force to guide the establishment of a program to educate public school students on sexual abuse prevention through use of age appropriate curricula; provide relevant training to school teachers and staff; and inform parents about important child sexual abuse topics.  Sets out guidelines of instruction.  Modeled after Erin's Law.  Takes effect on 1/7/2059.  (SD2)

 

HUS, EDN, FIN

SB 2309, SD2

(SSCR2628)

Status

RELATING TO SEXUAL ASSAULT.

Establishes the sexual assault kit tracking program.  Requires a law enforcement agency to submit sexual assault kits obtained in connection to a criminal investigation to an authorized laboratory within 10 days, the laboratory to complete analysis within 6 months, and results to be uploaded to the state DNA database and data bank identification program and the Federal Bureau of Investigation Combined DNA Index System.  Requires each law enforcement agency that obtains a sexual assault kit in connection to a criminal investigation to report to the department of the attorney general annually on the number of sexual assault kits in the custody of HPD that have not been submitted for analysis.  Requires the prosecuting attorney of each county to submit a report to the legislature prior to the convening of the regular session 2017 on the number of untested kits and any progress on reducing the backlog.  Requires the legislative reports to be made available to the public.  Appropriates moneys.  (SD2)

 

HUS, JUD, FIN

SB 2318, SD2

(SSCR2792)

Status

RELATING TO ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY.

Establishes the address confidentiality program to help survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking to relocate and keep their addresses confidential.  Appropriates funds.  Effective 1/1/2017.  (SD2)

 

HUS, JUD, FIN

SB 2321, SD2

(SSCR2756)

Status

RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

Requires any state or county agency who employs personnel whose job duties require or may require intervention in a domestic violence situation to provide such employees with a minimum of eight hours of domestic violence intervention training.  Makes an appropriation.  Takes effect on 1/7/2059.  (SD2)

 

HUS, JUD, FIN

 

 

 

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 

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·     Testifier's name with position/title and organization;

·     The Committee(s) to which the comments are directed;

·     The date and time of the hearing; and

·     Measure number. 

 

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Rep. Dee Morikawa

Chair