Hawaii 2022 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SCR92 Compare Versions

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1	1	THE SENATE S.C.R. NO. 92 THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022 STATE OF HAWAII SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the PRESIDENT of the united states TO ISSUE A PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE ordering FEDERAL AGENCIES TO REPORT DISAGGREGATED NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER DATA IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET STATISTICAL POLICY DIRECTIVE NO. 15.
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37	37	urging the PRESIDENT of the united states TO ISSUE A PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE ordering FEDERAL AGENCIES TO REPORT DISAGGREGATED NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER DATA IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET STATISTICAL POLICY DIRECTIVE NO. 15.
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43	43	WHEREAS, racial and ethnic data play a critical role in identifying disparities, monitoring programs for civil rights compliance, informing public policy development, and guiding funding priorities; and WHEREAS, the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs has adopted over thirty resolutions since 2005 that either cited disaggregated data in support of Native Hawaiian issues, honored Native Hawaiian-serving institutions and community members that contributed or safeguarded Native Hawaiian data, or urged government agencies at the federal, state, and local levels to provide data disaggregating Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders, including Resolutions 2020-42, 2019-46, 2013-16, 2012-12, 2010-20, and 2008-35; and WHEREAS, the federal Office of Management and Budget revised Statistical Policy Directive No. 15 in 1997, separating the "Asian and Pacific Islander" category into the "Asian" and "Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander" categories; and WHEREAS, numerous data reports at the local, state, and federal level continue to fail to report disaggregated Native Hawaiian data as detailed in "Data Justice: About Us, By Us, For Us," issued by the Hawaii Budget and Policy Center and Papa Ola Lokahi on March 5, 2021; and WHEREAS, the importance of urging government agencies to improve data collection and reporting practices and access to disaggregated Native Hawaiian data has been recognized by the Legislature through the resolution titled, "Recognizing the Importance of 21st Century Data Governance and Fact-Based Policymaking", and by the City and County of Honolulu through the resolution titled, "Urging the State of Hawaii and the City and County of Honolulu to Disaggregate Racial Data Collection and Reporting Beyond Federal Minimum Standards"; and WHEREAS, California Government Codes 8310.5 and 8310.7, explicitly require California state agencies to collect data for each major Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander group, including "Hawaiians", separate from "Samoans", "Tongans", "Fijians", and "Chamorros"; and WHEREAS, Hawaii and California have released disaggregated Native Hawaiian COVID-19 case and death data that identified disparities between Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islander groups, which has contributed to the justification of more culturally tailored and effective services; and WHEREAS, numerous federal agencies fail to utilize a "Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander" category when reporting data from critical surveys, such as the United States Department of Education's Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey and the United States Department of Health and Human Services' National Health Interview Survey, among others; and WHEREAS, article II, section 1, clause 1, of the United States Constitution vests in the President the discretion to issue federal directives for the purpose of managing executive branch resources; and WHEREAS, the Office of Management and Budget is an office within the Executive Office of the President of the United States; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-first Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2022, the House of Representatives concurring, that the President of the United States is urged to issue a presidential directive ordering federal agencies to report disaggregated Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander data in compliance with the Office of Management and Budget Statistical Policy Directive No. 15; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the President of the United States is urged to issue a presidential directive ordering federal agencies to take all appropriate steps to fully comply with Office of Management and Budget Statistical Policy Directive No. 15; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the President and Vice President of the Unites States; Director of Management and Budget; Deputy Assistant to the President and Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Senior Liaison; Secretary of Health and Human Services; Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders; Governor; Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs; and Office of the Mayor for each county. OFFERED BY: _____________________________ Report Title: Department of Education; Federal Impact Aid; Reports
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45	45	WHEREAS, racial and ethnic data play a critical role in identifying disparities, monitoring programs for civil rights compliance, informing public policy development, and guiding funding priorities; and
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49	49	WHEREAS, the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs has adopted over thirty resolutions since 2005 that either cited disaggregated data in support of Native Hawaiian issues, honored Native Hawaiian-serving institutions and community members that contributed or safeguarded Native Hawaiian data, or urged government agencies at the federal, state, and local levels to provide data disaggregating Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders, including Resolutions 2020-42, 2019-46, 2013-16, 2012-12, 2010-20, and 2008-35; and
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53	53	WHEREAS, the federal Office of Management and Budget revised Statistical Policy Directive No. 15 in 1997, separating the "Asian and Pacific Islander" category into the "Asian" and "Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander" categories; and
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57	57	WHEREAS, numerous data reports at the local, state, and federal level continue to fail to report disaggregated Native Hawaiian data as detailed in "Data Justice: About Us, By Us, For Us," issued by the Hawaii Budget and Policy Center and Papa Ola Lokahi on March 5, 2021; and
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61	61	WHEREAS, the importance of urging government agencies to improve data collection and reporting practices and access to disaggregated Native Hawaiian data has been recognized by the Legislature through the resolution titled, "Recognizing the Importance of 21st Century Data Governance and Fact-Based Policymaking", and by the City and County of Honolulu through the resolution titled, "Urging the State of Hawaii and the City and County of Honolulu to Disaggregate Racial Data Collection and Reporting Beyond Federal Minimum Standards"; and
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65	65	WHEREAS, California Government Codes 8310.5 and 8310.7, explicitly require California state agencies to collect data for each major Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander group, including "Hawaiians", separate from "Samoans", "Tongans", "Fijians", and "Chamorros"; and
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69	69	WHEREAS, Hawaii and California have released disaggregated Native Hawaiian COVID-19 case and death data that identified disparities between Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islander groups, which has contributed to the justification of more culturally tailored and effective services; and
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73	73	WHEREAS, numerous federal agencies fail to utilize a "Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander" category when reporting data from critical surveys, such as the United States Department of Education's Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey and the United States Department of Health and Human Services' National Health Interview Survey, among others; and
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77	77	WHEREAS, article II, section 1, clause 1, of the United States Constitution vests in the President the discretion to issue federal directives for the purpose of managing executive branch resources; and
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81	81	WHEREAS, the Office of Management and Budget is an office within the Executive Office of the President of the United States; now, therefore,
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85	85	BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-first Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2022, the House of Representatives concurring, that the President of the United States is urged to issue a presidential directive ordering federal agencies to report disaggregated Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander data in compliance with the Office of Management and Budget Statistical Policy Directive No. 15; and
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89	89	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the President of the United States is urged to issue a presidential directive ordering federal agencies to take all appropriate steps to fully comply with Office of Management and Budget Statistical Policy Directive No. 15; and
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93	93	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the President and Vice President of the Unites States; Director of Management and Budget; Deputy Assistant to the President and Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Senior Liaison; Secretary of Health and Human Services; Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders; Governor; Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs; and Office of the Mayor for each county.
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