Bill Text: HI SB800 | 2010 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: State Commission on Fatherhood
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-05-11 - Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. [SB800 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2010-SB800-Amended.html
Report Title:
State Commission on Fatherhood; Appropriation
Description:
Appropriates funds for the state commission on fatherhood. (SD1)
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THE SENATE |
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TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2009 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
making an appropriation for the state commission on fatherhood.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature established the state commission on fatherhood in 2003 in recognition of the important and unique role fathers play in the lives of their children, families, and communities. Act 156, Session Laws of Hawaii 2003, as amended by Act 148, Session Laws of Hawaii 2005, and Act 232, Session Laws of Hawaii 2006, as amended by Act 190, Session Laws of Hawaii 2007, directs the commission to serve in an advisory capacity to state agencies to promote healthy family relationships between parents and children. In recognition of the commission's value and the need to continue to promote and support healthy families in Hawaii, the legislature established the commission as a permanent entity within the State in 2007.
The legislature further finds that it is necessary for the commission to hire an executive director and appropriate staff to implement its strategic plan which includes the following goals and objectives:
(1) Complete a statewide analysis of services available to fathers;
(2) Develop policy recommendations on best practices for serving fathers via state agencies and their service providers;
(3) Develop, support, and advocate legislation that facilitates father involvement in the lives of children;
(4) Operate year-round public awareness campaigns about the importance of father involvement in the lives of children;
(5) Make available to fathers and families, information, resources, and events related to effective fathering, and parenting support available;
(6) Implement a parent-friendly business award program;
(7) Raise and administer funds for the commission's work and the work of organizations it funds through grants;
(8) Publish an annual report on the status of fatherhood issues in Hawaii; and
(9) Identify and promote new laws, policies, and best practices to improve father involvement.
The purpose of this Act is to appropriate funds to support the operations of the state commission on fatherhood.
SECTION 2. Section 577E-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
"(c) All members shall serve for a term
of [two] four years. Any vacancies occurring in the membership
of the commission shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in
the same manner as the original appointments. No member shall serve on the
commission for more than two terms; provided that, if a member shall fill a
vacancy and serve for the remainder of an unexpired term, that member shall be
considered to have served one term."
SECTION 3. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $150,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2009-2010 and the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2010-2011 for the operations of the state commission on fatherhood, including hiring an executive director and staff, establishing an office, and paying travel expenses for neighbor island commissioners.
The sums appropriated shall be expended by the department of human services for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 4. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2009.
