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HI Rev Stat § 346-101 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|346. Department of Human Services|346-101 Findings and purpose.

  §346-101 Findings and purpose. The legislature finds that:  (1) The magnitude of Hawaii's welfare situation, either in terms of people or in terms of dollar costs, is staggering;  (2) The present welfare environment can be attributed to many variables such as, the change in society's attitude toward welfare, poverty, and public assistance to a greater acceptance and assuming of greater responsibility and the ever-increasing rate in the population of the State;  (3) While the State must do what it can, viable solutions to the State's welfare crisis must be found;  (4) In view of the aforementioned factors, perhaps one solution lies in the establishment of a public service employment program;  (5) There is a supply of unemployed or underemployed persons receiving general assistance payments from the State who are available for public service employment;  (6) There also exists a substantial number of unmet public needs, including environmental concerns such as, development, landscaping and beautification of highways, parks, hiking trails, botanical gardens, beaches and restoration of historic sites; and  (7) A meaningful program of public service employment could serve persons receiving general assistance payments as well as the residential population of the State and at the same time alleviate some of the burden on the present welfare rolls.  The purpose of this part is to establish public service employment to assist in alleviating the unemployment of general assistance recipients as well as meeting some of the urgent public service needs that exist by having these individuals perform meaningful and productive services of the State which cannot otherwise be met. Public service employment will also assist the department of human services in determining whether a general assistance recipient should be eligible for public assistance for refusal to participate without a justifiable reason. [L 1973, c 177, pt of §2; am L 1987, c 339, §4]
HI Rev Stat § 346-102 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|346. Department of Human Services|346-102 Public service employment; established.

 §346-102 Public service employment; established. (a) The department of human services shall be responsible for providing employment on public works projects as defined in section 346-71, for persons:  (1) Receiving full or partial public assistance from the State;  (2) Receiving unemployment compensation benefits from the State whose benefits thereunder are within the last two weeks of eligibility and who upon termination of unemployment compensation benefits will be eligible for full or partial public assistance from the State; or  (3) Who reside on an island where the primary economic base providing employment for such persons is lost or is in danger of being lost.  Public assistance recipients participating in public service employment shall be considered to be employees of the department; provided however that except for coverage under the workers' compensation law, laws relating to civil service, classification, retirement, vacation, sick leave, and other matters relating to regular public employees shall not apply to such persons.  (b) The department shall promulgate rules under chapter 91 necessary to carry out the purposes of public service employment, including but not limited to the following:  (1) The employment of public assistance recipients shall not displace any state or county employee or any individual performing work for the State or county on a contractual basis;  (2) The minimum period of employment shall not be less than four calendar weeks; and  (3) There shall be no discrimination based on race, color, creed, sex, age, religion, or national origin. [L 1973, c 177, pt of §2; am L Sp 1974, c 1, §2; am L 1975, c 41, §1; am L 1987, c 339, §4] Revision Note  In subsection (a)(1), "or" deleted pursuant to §23G-15.
HI Rev Stat § 346-103 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|346. Department of Human Services|346-103 Wages or salaries of public service employment.

 §346-103 Wages or salaries of public service employment. Any person in occupations of public service employment shall receive the prevailing rate of compensation for persons employed in similar public employment. If no prevailing rate exists, the director of human services shall determine the wage or salary; provided that no wage or salary for occupations of public service employment shall be less than the minimum wage as provided in section 387-2. [L 1973, c 177, pt of §2; am L 1987, c 339, §4]
HI Rev Stat § 346-104 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|346. Department of Human Services|346-104 Refusal to work; ineligibility for public assistance.

  §346-104 Refusal to work; ineligibility for public assistance. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 rendering any person ineligible for public assistance if the person refuses to accept suitable work as provided by public service employment without justifiable reason. [L 1973, c 177, pt of §2; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 346-141 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|346. Department of Human Services|346-141 Purpose.

Law Journals and Reviews State-Created Immigration Climates and Domestic Migration. 38 UH L. Rev. 181 (2016).  §346-141 Purpose. The purpose of this part is to assist a qualified person to return to the person's homeland. [L 1980, c 276, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 346-142 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|346. Department of Human Services|346-142 Definitions.

  §346-142 Definitions. As used in this part:  "Alien" means any person not a citizen or national of the United States but who is allowed, under federal law, to reside in the United States.  "Homeland" means the country in which a person was born.  "Naturalized citizen" means a person who was not born in the United States, but who has the rights and privileges of a citizen bestowed upon the person by law.  "Qualified person" means an alien or naturalized citizen of the United States who:  (1) Is a resident of the State of Hawaii;  (2) Is sixty years of age or older;  (3) Is eligible to receive or receives financial assistance under this chapter on the date of the application for transportation assistance under this part.  "Transportation assistance" means the amount determined by the director under section 346-145. [L 1980, c 276, pt of §2] Revision Note  Pursuant to §23G-15:  (1) Numeric designations deleted and punctuation changed; and  (2) In the definition of "qualified person", paragraphs redesignated and in paragraph (3), "and" deleted.
HI Rev Stat § 346-143 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|346. Department of Human Services|346-143 Administration.

  §346-143 Administration. The director may enter into contracts with private, nonprofit organizations for the purpose of providing transportation assistance to a qualified person who desires to return to the qualified person's homeland in order to establish and maintain a permanent residence there. [L 1980, c 276, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 346-144 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|346. Department of Human Services|346-144 Application; approval; statement; return.

  §346-144 Application; approval; statement; return. (a) A person desiring to return to the person's homeland may make application to the director. The application shall include evidence from a recognized agency or other acceptable means to ensure that the person's health and welfare will be protected upon return to the person's homeland. The director shall examine the application and determine whether the person is a qualified person and the person's health and welfare will be protected. If the director determines that the person is a qualified person, the person's health and welfare will be protected, and funds are available, the director shall approve the application. Upon approval, the qualified person shall be required to sign a statement of intent to take up permanent residence in the qualified person's homeland. Upon signing the statement, the director shall enter into a contract as provided under section 346-143 to provide transportation assistance for the qualified person.  (b) A person who has used the transportation assistance under this part and returns to and reestablishes residency in Hawaii shall repay to the State the amount of the transportation assistance used in returning to the person's homeland with interest. The rate of interest shall be established by the director by rule under chapter 91.  (c) The statement of intent under subsection (a) shall explain the requirements for reestablishing residency in Hawaii and indicate that the qualified person understands these requirements.  (d) A person shall not be eligible to use the transportation assistance under this chapter more than once in the person's lifetime. [L 1980, c 276, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 346-145 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|346. Department of Human Services|346-145 Transportation assistance.

  §346-145 Transportation assistance. The director shall adopt rules under chapter 91 to determine the transportation and administrative costs which are required for the return of a qualified person to the qualified person's homeland. The amount of such costs shall be considered the transportation assistance. [L 1980, c 276, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 346-146 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|346. Department of Human Services|346-146 Penalty.

  §346-146 Penalty. Any person who uses the transportation assistance under this chapter for any purpose other than that for which approved by the director shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and required to return the full amount of the transportation assistance used. [L 1980, c 276, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 346-151 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|346. Department of Human Services|346-151 Definitions.

Note Part heading amended by L 2001, c 201, §3. Cross References Early intervention services for infants and toddlers, see § §321-351 to 321-354. Attorney General Opinions  Licensing of church-sponsored day care programs constitutional. Att. Gen. Op. 85-25. A. General   §346-151 Definitions. For the purposes of this part:  "Care" refers to those situations where a person or organization has agreed to assume and has been entrusted with the responsibility for the child's supervision, development, safety, and protection apart from the parent or guardian.  "Child abuse record check" means an examination of an individual's child abuse confirmation history through:  (1) An initial name inquiry into the state child welfare record files;  (2) Subsequent child abuse confirmation history checks for new hires, rehires, and household members;   (3) A name inquiry into state child welfare record files; and  (4) A name inquiry into other states' child abuse and neglect registries in states where the individual has resided during the past five years.  "Child care facility" means a place maintained by any individual, organization, or agency for the purpose of providing care for children with or without charging a fee at any time. It includes a family child care home, group child care home, and group child care center.  "Child care subsidy" means a payment made to low-income parents, guardians, or other responsible parties to pay for the care of a child under the age of thirteen years, or age thirteen years or older if the child has qualifying special needs as defined under federal law.  "Family child care home" means a private residence, including a home, apartment, unit, or townhouse, as those terms are defined in section 502C-1, at which care may be provided for three to no more than six children who are unrelated to the caregiver by blood, marriage, or adoption, at any given time.  "Group child care center" means a facility, other than a private home, at which care is provided.  "Group child care home" means a facility, which may be an extended or modified private home, at which care is provided for seven to twelve children.  "Provider" means the person who is issued the license or certificate of registration, as the case may be, by the department to provide care in a child care facility. [L 1985, c 208, pt of §2; am L 1986, c 297, §2; am L 1988, c 125, §1; am L 1998, c 5, §1; am L 1999, c 242, § §4, 8(2); am L 2001, c 201, §2 and c 225, §3; am L 2003, c 95, §9(5); am L 2005, c 20, §1; am L 2016, c 88, §1] Attorney General Opinions  Program providing care and supervision of children and religious instruction provides "care". Att. Gen. Op. 85-25.
HI Rev Stat § 346-152.3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|346. Department of Human Services|346-152.3 Investigations.

  §346-152.3 Investigations. (a) Upon receiving a report that a person or child care facility may be caring for children in violation of this part, the department may conduct an investigation for the purpose of determining whether a violation of this part has occurred or is occurring.  (b) The department may request access to the location indicated in the report and file a petition for a search warrant with the district court in the circuit where the location is indicated in the report. The district court, upon probable cause, may issue a search warrant, directed to the department and the appropriate law enforcement agency, if necessary, to conduct an investigation pursuant to this section. [L 2002, c 33, §1; am L 2020, c 66, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 346-152.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|346. Department of Human Services|346-152.5 Requirements for persons exempt pursuant to section 346-152.

  §346-152.5 Requirements for persons exempt pursuant to section 346-152. (a) In order to provide child care for a child whose family receives a child care subsidy from the department, persons exempt pursuant to section 346-152 shall be required to agree to:  (1) A criminal history record check, a sex offender registry check, a child abuse record check, and an adult abuse perpetrator check in the same manner as a prospective applicant or licensed provider in accordance with section 346-154;  (2) Completion of a pre-service or orientation training and ongoing training in health and safety topics; and  (3) Any monitoring inspection visits by the department or its designee to determine compliance with minimum health and safety standards at the location where child care is being provided for a child whose family receives a child care subsidy from the department, including investigations by the department when the department has received a report of health and safety concerns.  (b) For the purposes of this section, "adult abuse perpetrator check" means a search to determine whether an individual is known to the department as a perpetrator of abuse as defined in section 346-222, by means of a search of the individual's name and birth date in the department's adult protective services file. [L 2001, c 201, §1; am L 2012, c 41, §1; am L 2016, c 88, §2; am L 2019, c 83, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 346-152.7 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|346. Department of Human Services|346-152.7 Safe sleep policy.

  §346-152.7 Safe sleep policy. (a) All child care facilities, which include family child care homes, group child care centers, and group child care homes, as those terms are defined in section 346-151, and infant and toddler child care centers, that are registered or licensed by the department to provide care for children less than one year of age shall implement and maintain a written safe sleep policy in accordance with any rules that may be adopted by the department to implement the provisions of this section. The purpose of the safe sleep policy shall be to maintain a safe sleep environment that prevents the occurrence of sudden infant death syndrome and sudden unexpected infant deaths in children less than one year of age.  (b) As used in this section:  "Sudden infant death syndrome" means the sudden death of an infant less than one year of age that cannot be explained after a thorough investigation has been conducted, including a complete autopsy, an examination of the death scene, and a review of the clinical history.  "Sudden unexpected infant death" means the sudden and unexpected death of an infant less than one year of age in which the manner and cause of death are not immediately obvious prior to investigation. Causes of sudden unexpected infant death include but are not limited to metabolic disorders, hypothermia or hyperthermia, neglect or homicide, poisoning, and accidental suffocation. [L 2013, c 71, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 346-153 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|346. Department of Human Services|346-153 Records of deficiencies and complaints; release to public

  §346-153 Records of deficiencies and complaints; release to public. (a) For every child care facility, the department shall maintain records for the current and previous two years of: results of its inspections; notifications to providers of deficiencies; corrective action taken; complaints of violations of rules adopted under this part; results of its investigations; resolution of complaints; and suspensions, revocations, reinstatements, restorations, and reissuances of licenses, temporary permits, and registrations issued under this part.  (b) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the records described in this section shall be available for inspection in the manner set forth in chapter 92F and may be posted by the department on a public website; provided that with respect to records of family child care homes and group child care homes, sensitive personal information, including home addresses, or information provided to the department with the understanding that it would not be publicly divulged shall be deleted or obliterated prior to making the records available to the public. Nothing in this section shall authorize the department to release to the public the names of or any other identifying information on complainants. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the department's child care licensing program from sharing information and cooperating with the department's child protective services and law enforcement on investigations.  (c) The department may withhold information regarding an investigation of a complaint of a violation for not more than ten working days after the date the investigation report is completed; provided that if an investigation relates to an alleged criminal offense, no information shall be released until the criminal investigation has been completed and the director has determined that no legal proceeding will be jeopardized by its release. [L 1985, c 208, pt of §2; am L 2016, c 88, §3; am L 2019, c 83, §3] Note  Section 92-51 referred to in text is repealed.
HI Rev Stat § 346-155 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|346. Department of Human Services|346-155 Rules.

  §346-155 Rules. Rules adopted pursuant to this part shall be adopted in accordance with chapter 91. [L 1985, c 208, pt of §2]
HI Rev Stat § 346-156 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|346. Department of Human Services|346-156 Penalty; remedies.

  §346-156 Penalty; remedies. (a) Any person, entity, agency, or organization violating any provision of this part or any rule made pursuant thereto shall be fined up to $1,000 for each day of violation; provided that the fine may be up to $3,000 for each day for a violation of section 346-161 or 346-171.  (b) The department may enforce this part in either administrative proceedings or judicial proceedings, or both. [L 1985, c 208, pt of §2; am L 2001, c 201, §5; am L 2019, c 83, §4]
HI Rev Stat § 346-157 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|346. Department of Human Services|346-157 Liability insurance coverage; requirement.

  §346-157 Liability insurance coverage; requirement. (a) For the purpose of this section, "liability insurance coverage" means a general casualty insurance policy issued to a provider insuring against legal liability for injury resulting from negligence to a child during the time the child is under the care of the child care provider.  (b) The department shall require all providers to obtain and maintain liability insurance coverage as a condition of licensure, temporary permission, or registration to operate a child care facility.  (c) The department, as a condition of continued licensure, temporary permission, or registration, shall require all providers to disclose in writing to each parent or guardian, within seven working days of any change, cancellation, or termination of liability insurance coverage, that the coverage has been changed, canceled, or terminated while the parent's or guardian's child is cared for at the provider's facility.  (d) The department may suspend or revoke a license, temporary permit, or certificate of registration of a provider in accordance with section 346-164 or 346-175, if:  (1) The provider or any employee of the provider knowingly makes a false statement to any person concerning the provider's liability insurance coverage; or  (2) The provider does not comply with the insurance coverage and disclosure requirements of this section and rules adopted by the department pursuant to this section.  (e) Proof of liability insurance coverage as required by this section shall be verified by the department on an annual basis. [L 1986, c 298, §1; am L 2017, c 161, §2; am L 2018, c 126, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 346-158 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|346. Department of Human Services|346-158 No smoking in child care facilities.

  §346-158 No smoking in child care facilities. Smoking shall be prohibited in all group child care homes, group child care centers, and family child care homes during their hours of operation. [L 1993, c 68, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 346-159 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|346. Department of Human Services|346-159 REPEALED.

  §346-159 REPEALED. L 2016, c 42, §3.
HI Rev Stat § 346-161 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|346. Department of Human Services|346-161 License for group child care home, group child care center required.

Note Source notes for § §346-161 to 346-166 do not include reference to L 1988, c 125, §3, which purports to amend these sections with identical amendments made by L 1987, c 339, §4.   §346-161 License for group child care home, group child care center required. No person shall operate, maintain, or conduct a group child care home or group child care center unless licensed to do so by the department of human services under this subpart. [L 1985, c 208, pt of §2; am L 1987, c 339, §4]
HI Rev Stat § 346-162 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 20. Social Services|346. Department of Human Services|346-162 Rules; minimum standards.

  §346-162 Rules; minimum standards. The department of human services, after consultation with the department of health, the department of education, and the fire chiefs of the respective counties, shall make, prescribe, and publish such rules as are deemed necessary to protect the best interests of minor children who are provided care in a group child care home or group child care center and to carry out the purposes of this subpart. [L 1985, c 208, pt of §2; am L 1987, c 339, §4]