Bill Text: HI HCR22 | 2015 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Homelessness working group; Interagency council
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-30 - Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Lowen excused (2). [HCR22 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2015-HCR22-Amended.html
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TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2015 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
REQUESTING THE INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON HOMELESSNESS TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO DETERMINE THE BEST PRACTICES FOR COLLECTING, STORING, AND SHARING DATA ON HOMELESS YOUTH.
WHEREAS, Act 105, Session Laws of Hawaii 2012, as amended by Act 76, Session Laws of Hawaii 2013, found that homelessness is a complex and multifaceted issue requiring planning, coordination implementation, and funding across federal, state, local, business, and community lines; and
WHEREAS, section 346-381(b), Hawaii Revised Statutes, provides that "[t]he Hawaii interagency council on homelessness shall:
(1) Serve as the statewide homelessness planning and policy development entity with broad representation from state and county government and the community;
(2) Formulate, and advise the governor on the implementation of, a unified ten-year statewide plan to address homelessness in all Hawaii counties;
(3) Facilitate the acquisition of funding and resources for state and county homeless programs;
(4) Recommend policy, regulatory, and statutory changes, and identify resource strategies for the successful execution of the ten-year plan;
(5) Assemble accurate fiscal and demographic information to support policy development and track outcomes;
(6) Consider collaborative homelessness initiatives of other states that have demonstrated positive measurable outcomes as possible models for state and local programs;
(7) Promote systems integration and of social, health, training, and housing services to reduce duplication among homeless assistance programs;
(8) Advise on the development and implementation of a public education program on homelessness in Hawaii and disseminate information including data and best practices; and
(9) Report annually to the governor, the legislature, and the mayor of each county on the progress of its activities, including formulation and progress of the ten-year plan no later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session"; and
WHEREAS, the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, in its 2013 report, Framework to End Youth Homelessness, provides that, we know too little about the scale and nature of youth homelessness. Although important contributions to the knowledge base, currently used estimates of youth homelessness are outdated and have significant limitations; and
WHEREAS, since no one system of services can alone meet the various and wide-ranging needs of every homeless youth, it is crucial for the multiple state departments to work together and address these needs; and
WHEREAS, currently, the Department of Education, in its Longitudinal Data System, the DOE McKinney-Vento Compliance Office, the Department of Housing and Urban Development through its Housing Management Information System, and the Department of the Attorney General maintain some youth homeless data, and limited data is being shared across offices and departments; and
WHEREAS, thoughtful policy decisions can best be made when they are informed by accurate and timely data; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-eighth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2015, the Senate concurring, that the Hawaii Interagency Council on Homelessness is requested to convene a task force for the purpose of identifying data points most useful for identifying and assessing the homeless youth population in the State and design a system for collecting, consolidating, securing, and sharing that data across departments; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force is requested to include:
(1) The Governor's Coordinator on Homelessness or the Coordinator's designee;
(2) The State Chief Information Officer or the Officer's designee;
(3) The Superintendent of Education or the Superintendent's designee;
(4) The State McKinney-Vento Program Manager or the Manager's designee;
(5) The Director of Hawaii P-20 Partnerships for Education or the Director's designee;
(6) The Director of the University of Hawaii at Manoa Center on the Family or the Director's designee;
(7) A representative of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development;
(8) A representative of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness;
(9) Hawaii County Homeless Coordinator;
(10) Maui County Homeless Coordinator;
(11) Kauai County Homeless Coordinator;
(12) The City and County of Honolulu Homeless Coordinator;
(13) The Executive Director of Hawaii Youth Services Network or the Executive Director's designee;
(14) The Chief Executive Officer of Hale Kipa or the Chief Executive Officer's designee;
(15) The Chief Executive Officer of Maui Youth and Family Services or the Chief Executive Officer's designee;
(16) The Divisional Leader of Salvation Army Family Intervention Services or the Division Leader's designee;
(17) The Executive Director of Hale Opio Kauai, Inc. or the Executive Director's designee;
(18) The Chief Executive Officer of Waikiki Health or the Chief Executive Officer's designee; and
(19) The Executive Director of Family Support Hawaii or the Executive Director's designee; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the working group is requested to submit its findings and recommendations in a report to the Governor and the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2016; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the members of the task force identified.
Homelessness working group; Interagency council
