CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 81

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2013

 

RE:    S.B. No. 102

       S.D. 2

       H.D. 1

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Madam and Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 102, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE ELDERLY,"

 

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

 

     The purpose of this measure is to require financial institutions to report instances of suspected financial abuse of an elder directly to the appropriate county police department and Department of Human Services.

 

     Your Committee on Conference finds that elder financial exploitation is a growing problem in Hawaii.  Financial abuse of elders is frequently accompanied by physical and emotional abuse.  It is a complex problem with criminal and social components that speak to the need of a multidisciplinary solution.  The reporting of financial exploitation through the most appropriate and efficient channel and the resulting timeliness of the investigation are crucial to the protection of assets as well as the health and safety of the victim.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Clarifying the definition of "financial abuse"; and

 

     (2)  Changing the effective date to upon approval.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 102, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 102, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

 

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

 

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

 

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MELE CARROLL, Co-Chair

 

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SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair

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ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY, Co-Chair

 

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WILL ESPERO, Co-Chair

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BERTRAND KOBAYASHI, Co-Chair

 

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ROSALYN H. BAKER, Co-Chair