REPORTS TO THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE SUBMITTED BY THE OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR OF THE COURTS THE JUDICIARY, STATE OF HAWAI#I DECEMBER 2007 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Act 232, Session Laws of Hawai#i 1994, HRS §607-3.6 Report on the Spouse and Child Abuse Special Account, including an accounting of the receipts of and expenditures from the account. II. Act 274, Session Laws of Hawai#i 1997, HRS §607-5.6 Report on the Parent Education Special Fund, including an accounting of all deposits into and expenditures from the fund. III. Act 162, Session Laws of Hawai#i 2002, HRS §577-7.5 Report on Parental Preferences in Government contracts. IV. Act 169, Session Laws of Hawai#i 2007, Section 7 Report on the Interagency Council on Intermediate Sanctions: providing a breakdown of expenditures and treatment services provided, costs incurred and treatment outcomes, results of evaluation performed, and analysis of the effectiveness of the project. V. Act 169, Session Laws of Hawai#i 2007, Sections 8, 9, and 10 Report on the use of monies for medically targeted substance abuse treatment for drug addicted offenders - integrated approach supervised by physicians. VI. Act 169, Session Laws of Hawai#i 2007, Section 11 Report on all revenues and expenditures from the court interpreting services revolving fund. VII. Act 169, Session Laws of Hawai#i 2007, Section 12 Report on the status of implementation of the court interpreter program, including a detailed evaluation of services provided and effectiveness of the program. VIII. Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 175, Regular Session 2007 Progress report of the Judiciary in meeting the requirements of Act 206, Session Laws of Hawai#i 1998, relating to the collection of crime victim compensation fees. ANNUAL REPORT TO THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE ON ACT 232 SESSION LAWS OF HAWAI#I 1994 A Report on Spouse and Child Abuse Special Account Submitted by: Office of the Administrative Director of the Courts The Judiciary, State of Hawai#i December 2007 SPOUSE AND CHILD ABUSE SPECIAL ACCOUNT The Spouse and Child Abuse Special Account, placed in the Judiciary, was created in 1994 by the Legislature, State of Hawai#i, for the purposes of developing and/or expanding new and existing programs. The scope may include, but is not limited to, grants or purchase of services which support or provide domestic violence or child abuse intervention or prevention, as authorized by law, and staff programs, as well. The Judiciary’s Special Account is financed through a portion of the monies collected from the issuance of birth, death, and marriage certificates. In addition, any fines collected pursuant to Hawai#i Revised Statutes Chapter 586-11 (Violation for an Order for Protection) and contributions from state tax refunds are deposited into the Special Account. PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES FUNDED THROUGH THE SPOUSE AND CHILD ABUSE SPECIAL ACCOUNT Monies from the Judiciary’s Special Account provided a broad range of programs, projects and activities statewide, which addressed the intervention and/or prevention of domestic violence and child abuse. The process of determining which services, programs and activities received priority funding involved internal planning and collaboration of the Judiciary, both internally, as well as coordination with other private and public stakeholders in the community. A total of $434,025 was spent in Fiscal Year (FY) 2006-2007. The annual ceiling on expenditures, as determined by the Legislature is $500,000 per fiscal year. The programs, projects and activities funded by the Special Account include the following: PURCHASE OF SERVICES: The following nonprofit organizations received funding to provide or supplement their contracted services with the Judiciary: i Catholic Charities Hawai#i Assessment and specialized treatment services were provided to juveniles adjudicated for sexual offending in the First Circuit (island of O#ahu) and in the Third Circuit (island of Hawai#i). i Child and Family Service The Developing Options to Violence Program in the First Circuit provided intervention services to juveniles adjudicated for abuse of a family or household member, or involved in intimate partner violence. i Domestic Violence Clearinghouse and Legal Hotline Additional advocacy services were provided to victims of intimate partner violence, in the First Circuit, who filed petitions for temporary restraining orders and orders of protection. Services included assessments, information and referrals, development of safety plans, and accompaniment in court proceedings. i Island of Hawi#i YMCA Supervised child visitation/exchange services for families involved in domestic violence and/or high conflict cases were provided through the YMCA’s Family Visitation Center in East Hawai#i. i Parents and Children Together Supervised child visitation/exchange services for families involved in domestic violence and/or high conflict cases were provided at the Family Visitation Centers in the First Circuit, Second Circuit (island of Maui), and the Fifth Circuit (island of Kaua#i) during this fiscal period. The majority of cases were referred by the Judiciary. i YWCA of Kaua#i Funds were used to augment services to offenders convicted of domestic abuse, sentenced to probation in the Fifth Circuit and mandated to attend treatment. FEDERAL GRANT PROJECTS Matching funds from the Special Account were used for the two federally funded grant projects described below: i State Access and Visitation Program Grant was awarded to the Judiciary by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and provided supervised child visitations and exchanges in a safe and neutral setting. Services were provided on the islands of O#ahu and Hawai#i, with priority given to court referred families involved in domestic violence and/or high conflict situations. Parents were involved in a range of court filings, including domestic abuse, protection orders, divorce, paternity, or child support. Matching funds in excess of the required 10% were provided in response to the high volume of these services requested. i STOP Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice and administered by the state of Hawai#i, Department of the Attorney General, was awarded to the Judiciary. The required 25% state match was taken from the Special Account. This VAWA grant was used during the past fiscal year to permit the continuance of Family Visitation Centers on the islands of Maui and Kaua#i. The Centers provided supervised child visitation services. These two Centers had previously been funded through another Federal grant, and were left with a period of approximately six (6) months to wait before the next funding cycle could resume. Without the use of funds from the Judiciary’s VAWA grant, these two sites would have had to close for several months, thus leaving the families on Maui and Kaua#i without any supervised visitation services. TRAINING/MEETINGS, ETC. During FY 2006-2007, the Special Account made it possible for staff and others in the community to participate in intra-state and inter-state training on a range of subjects such as foster care, domestic violence, child custody and domestic violence, and supervised child visitation services and issues. Publications on domestic violence were also purchased through the Special Account. Monies were also used to cover expenses to conduct a site visit of grant funded activities and to participate in a multi-disciplinary program evaluation of a domestic violence offender program on the island of Hawai#i. COLLABORATION A committee composed of domestic violence advocacy organizations, the Department of Human Services, Child Welfare Services Branch, and the Judiciary have been meeting for approximately three years to promote systems’ collaboration and networking, and improve outcomes for victims of domestic violence and their children, who are involved in the child abuse and neglect cases. The Judiciary’s Special Account funds were used to hire a facilitator to assist the committee in developing strategy and planning. CONSULTATION Consultation services from Lee Stein, MSW, CSAC, a private consultant in Hawai#i, with expertise in domestic violence, substance abuse, Motivational Interviewing, and other areas, were obtained to assist the Judiciary. She continued the work initiated in the previous fiscal year to provide the contracted domestic violence batterers intervention service programs with technical assistance in curriculum development. In addition, on-site classes in Motivational Interviewing were conducted for all Judiciary contracted programs that worked with domestic violence batterers. SUMMARY The Judiciary’s Spouse and Child Abuse Account is a major impetus in enabling the Judiciary to continue it’s proactive stance in dealing with the prevention and intervention of both domestic violence and child abuse and neglect. A comprehensive range of services and activities has been funded to victims of domestic violence and child abuse. Services to domestic violence offenders have also been improved and innovations have begun which have the potential to develop model best practices in this area. The Judiciary remains committed to using monies from the Special Account to continue efforts to promote the safety and well being of domestic violence and child abuse victims, and their families, in the State of Hawai#i. The Judiciary’s Spouse & Child Abuse Special Account Expenditures for Fiscal Year 2006-2007 Special Fund Assessment (Act 34, SLH 1964) 23,965 Purchase of Service