Bill Text: HI HB2182 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Emergency Shelters; Counties; Homeless Persons and Families; Appropriation

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-01 - (H) The committee(s) on HSG recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. [HB2182 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2012-HB2182-Introduced.html

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2182

TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2012

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

relating to emergency shelters.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 


     SECTION 1.  Section 346-375, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "[[346-375[]]  Temporary emergency shelter.  (a)  In addition to any other duties prescribed by law, the department shall develop, in consultation with the four counties, a procedure for identifying locations that shall be used for temporary emergency shelters for homeless individuals and families.  The department shall actively partner with and monitor the efforts of the counties.

     (b)  Each county shall be responsible for partnering with nonprofit organizations to locate, designate, and maintain the areas that shall be used for temporary emergency shelters.  The designated locations may include private, county, state, and federal lands.

     (c)  Whenever a county relocates homeless persons and families from public property, the county shall provide access to an available temporary emergency shelter and notify the homeless person or family where the temporary emergency shelter is available."

     SECTION 2.  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $        or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2012-2013 for the operational costs incurred by the counties relating to the execution of section 1 of this Act.  The legislature declares that the appropriation contained in this section is made in satisfaction of article VIII, section 5 of the state constitution.

     The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of human services for the purposes of this Act; provided that the department of human services shall apportion the moneys among the counties as it deems appropriate.

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Emergency Shelters; Counties; Homeless Persons and Families; Appropriation

 

Description:

Requires a county that is relocating a homeless person or family from public property, to provide access to a temporary emergency shelter and notify the person or family of the location of the emergency shelter.

 

 

 

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