SR 12 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP MINIMUM PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER TRAINING PROGRAMS.

Senate Resolution 12 requests Hawaii's Department of Health to convene a task force to establish minimum standards for community health worker training programs. The task force must include representatives from each county, community health organizations, educational institutions, and healthcare agencies. It is required to submit a report with recommendations to the Legislature by the end of 2025, without creating new law. This resolution focuses on improving training consistency for community health workers who support underserved populations in navigating healthcare systems.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 5, 2025 Last action Apr 3, 2025

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What changed between versions

SR12 → SR12_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was reformatted from a traditional legislative document to a standardized digital template, while significantly expanding the task force membership to include additional community stakeholders. The substantive policy change is the addition of four new stakeholder representatives to the task force, including organizations representing Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities and grassroots health organizations, which broadens the diversity and community representation in developing professional standards for community health workers.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include additional stakeholder groups in the task force composition, specifically adding representatives from Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander organizations, primary care associations, and community-based grassroots health organizations.

SCOPE

Added four new stakeholder representatives to the task force: Papa Ola Lokahi, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Community Health Worker Alliance, Hawaii Primary Care Association, and a community-based grassroots organization representative.

TECHNICAL

Converted document from traditional legislative format to standardized digital template with metadata fields.

Changed document header from 'SR 12' to 'SR12 SD1' indicating Senate Draft 1 version.

Replaced original resolution text with reformatted version containing additional Unicode characters and spacing differences.

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This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Apr 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1).

upper

Apr 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1544) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).

upper

Mar 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Hashimoto, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-28-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to HHS.

upper

Feb 5, 2025

Introduced

Offered.

upper

8 primary · 0 co-sponsors