Bill Text: HI HCR162 | 2021 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Urging The Department Of Public Safety And The Department Of Human Services To Work With The Department Of Health, Department Of Education, And Judiciary To Submit A Plan To Account For Gender Identity With Respect To Incarcerated And Court-involved Youth And Work With The Sexual And Gender Minority Workgroup Within The Department Of Health To Address The Incidence Of Lgbtqi Youth In The Juvenile And Criminal Justice Systems.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-04-23 - Resolution adopted in final form. [HCR162 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2021-HCR162-Amended.html

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.C.R. NO.	162
THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021		H.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII		S.D. 1

HOUSE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

 

URGING the Department of Public Safety and the Department of Human Services to work with the Department of Health, Department of Education, and Judiciary to submit a plan to account for gender identity WITH RESPECT TO incarcerated and court-involved youth and work with the Sexual and Gender Minority Workgroup within the Department of Health to address the incidence of LGBTQI youth in the juvenile and criminal justice systems.

 

 

     WHEREAS, major mental and physical health care professional associations recognize that being lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, and intersex (LGBTQI) is part of natural variations that occur in sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity; and

 

     WHEREAS, the Department of Health published reports in 2018 and 2019 highlighting the issues facing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning (LGBTQ) children and youth in Hawaii, including higher rates of isolation, depression, suicidal ideations or attempts, substance use and misuse, homelessness, and sexual and intimate partner violence; and

 

     WHEREAS, to date, data collection efforts indicate a significant population of indigenous lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning youth; and

 

     WHEREAS, intersex variation is rarely reported, leading to missed information about LGBTQI; and

 

     WHEREAS, LGBTQI youth, particularly LGBTQI youth of color, face discrimination and stigma that can lead to criminalization and increased interactions with law enforcement and the criminal justice system; and

 

     WHEREAS, for some LGBTQI youth, especially LGBTQI youth of color and transgender and non-conforming youth, these factors play a large role in increasing their interactions with law enforcement and ultimately their overrepresentation in the juvenile and criminal justice systems; and

 

     WHEREAS, the primary objective of the Kawailoa Youth and Family Wellness Center, housed within the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility, is to prevent delinquency; and

 

     WHEREAS, the Kawailoa Youth and Family Wellness Center provides services and programs to meet the needs of youth and young adults within the criminal justice system, in addition to at risk youth outside the criminal justice system; and

 

     WHEREAS, specific data collected on sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and intersex variation intersects with the statewide anti-discrimination work and could inform decision-making processes, such as identifying the possible disproportionate impact of the criminal justice system and evaluating the efficacy of work done to alleviate obstacles unique to LGBTQ and intersex youth populations; and

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-first Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2021, the Senate concurring, that the Department of Public Safety and the Department of Human Services is urged to work with the Department of Health, Department of Education, and Judiciary to submit a plan to account for gender identity with respect to incarcerated and court-involved youth and work with the Sexual and Gender Minority Workgroup within the Department of Health to address the incidence of LGBTQI youth in the juvenile and criminal justice systems; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Health is requested to publish a comprehensive report on the health of Hawaii's LGBTQI community every three years; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Health is requested to compare, in each of these reports, the prevalence of health-related risk behaviors, chronic health conditions, and use of preventive services between the LGBTQI population, and where possible, LGBTQI sub-populations, and the general population; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Health is requested to post each comprehensive report on its website; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Public Safety is requested to work with the Sexual and Gender Minority Workgroup within the Department of Health to ensure that the data collection is administered in accordance with LGBTQI data collection best practices; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Governor, Director of Health, Director of Human Services, Director of Public Safety, Chairperson of the Board of Education, Superintendent of Education, Chairperson of the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii, and President of the University of Hawaii.

Report Title:

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, and Intersex Children and Youth; Department of Health; Department of Education; Department of Human Services; Data Collection; Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility