HB 1282 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO CERTIFIED CAREGIVERS.

HB 1282 lowers the minimum age requirement for certified caregivers in adult foster homes from 21 to 18 years old. This change directly affects individuals seeking certification to work in adult foster care settings, allowing younger adults to qualify as caregivers. The bill’s key provision amends the existing age requirement without altering other certification standards. It is scheduled to take effect on July 1, 3000, as stated in the official abstract. The bill advanced through committee with a unanimous recommendation to pass.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 22, 2025 Last action Feb 19, 2025

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HB1282 → HB1282_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

HB 1282 was amended by the House of Representatives (HD1) to lower the minimum age for certified caregivers from twenty-one to eighteen years old. The bill also changed the effective date from upon approval to July 1, 3000, which appears to be a placeholder or clerical error. The substantive policy change is the age reduction, allowing younger adults to serve as certified caregivers in adult foster homes for individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on adult foster homes and certified caregivers, but eligibility criteria for caregivers were expanded to include individuals aged 18-20 who were previously ineligible.

ELIGIBILITY

Lowered the minimum age requirement for certified caregivers from twenty-one to eighteen years old

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date from upon legislative approval to July 1, 3000 (likely a clerical error requiring correction)

TECHNICAL

Added metadata headers and formatting elements from the House of Representatives amendment process

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Committee

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 448) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

lower

Feb 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Chun, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to HLT, CPC, referral sheet 4

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 22, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors