Hawaii Senate Bill 2879 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 27 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-08 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL.
Pending: Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Updates the wording from "foster boarding home" to "resource family home" and "foster parents" to "resource caregivers"; establishes qualified immunity for resource caregivers and child caring institutions; adds the requirement that resource caregivers and child care institutions use the reasonable and prudent parent standard when authorizing children in foster care to participate in activities; and changes from sixteen to fourteen years the minimum age at which children in foster care are to be involved in their foster care plans. (SD1)

Foster Children; Caregiver; Prudent Parent Standard

Sen. Ronald Kouchi [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-08	Senate	Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL.
2016-02-08	Senate	Reported from HMS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2069) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDL.
2016-02-02	Senate	The committee(s) on HMS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HMS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chun Oakland, Riviere, Green, Ruderman, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto, Slom.
2016-01-29	Senate	The committee(s) on HMS added the measure to the public hearing scheduled on 02-02-16 1:15PM in conference room 016.
2016-01-29	Senate	Referred to HMS, JDL.
2016-01-27	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2016-01-27	Senate	Introduced.

HB2350 (Same As) 2016-06-30 - Act 133, on 06/29/2016 (Gov. Msg. No. 1235).

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2879&year=2016
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2016/bills/SB2879_.HTM
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2016/bills/SB2879_SD1_.HTM