STAND. COM. REP. 948

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: S.B. No. 1352

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Human Services and Housing, to which was referred S.B. No. 1352, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to extend the demonstration projects for home-and community-based case management agencies and community care foster family homes and appropriate funds for these projects.

The Department of Human Services (DHS), Catholic Charities Elderly Services, and several concerned individuals testified in support of this measure. The Queen's Medical Center supported the intent of this measure.

Your Committee finds that community care foster family homes provide an invaluable service in the community, particularly during a time when the necessity for long-term care services are greatly in demand. The home-and community-based case management agencies are essential in certifying the community care foster family homes.

 

Your Committee has amended this bill by:

(1) Removing the applicability provision;

(2) Removing the appropriation;

(3) Requiring DHS to submit a report to the Legislature on the effectiveness of the demonstration project; and

(4) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services and Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1352, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1352, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Human Services and Housing,

 

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MICHAEL PUAMAMO KAHIKINA, Chair