|
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.B. NO. |
391 |
|
TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2017 |
|
|
|
STATE OF HAWAII |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
||
A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to homelessness.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that homelessness continues to be one of the State's most significant and challenging social problems. According to the 2016 Hawaii Statewide Homeless Point-In-Time conducted in January 2016, there are 7,921 homeless individuals in the State, an overall increase of four per cent from 2015. Homelessness is a complex issue that requires continuous resources and coordinated efforts at all levels, including improving access to information of homeless individuals who are served by service providers. Oftentimes, critical services are delayed for homeless individuals because of the difficulties in accessing pertinent records and information.
The purpose of this Act is to appropriate funds to study the impact and feasibility of creating an integrated database with certain records of homeless individuals for providers of homeless services to track services and optimize costs.
SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $250,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2017-2018 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2018-2019 for the department of human services to conduct a study on the impact and feasibility of creating an integrated database for providers of homeless services that provides access to certain information about homeless individuals served, including police, medical, social services, and mental health records, to improve tracking services provided and optimize costs.
The sums appropriated shall be expended by the department of human services for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2017.
|
INTRODUCED BY: |
_____________________________ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Report Title:
Homeless; Database; Study; Appropriation
Description:
Appropriates funds to the department of human services to study the impact and feasibility of creating an integrated database of certain information related to homeless individuals for providers of homeless services.
The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.