STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1015-08

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

 

RE:   H.B. No. 2581

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2581, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to improve accessibility to and availability of adult residential care homes and long-term care facilities in Hawaii by establishing the Home and Community Based Services Care Home and Long-term Care Home Facility Repair and Renovation Loan Guarantee Program (Program) to provide loans to repair or renovate facilities.  This bill also:

 

     (1)  Establishes the Home and Community Based Services Care Home and Long-term Care Home Facility Repair and Renovation Loan Guarantee Revolving Fund; and

 

     (2)  Appropriates funds for the Program.

 

     The Hawaii Coalition of Caregivers, Alliance of Residential Care Administrators, The Primary Care Providers of Hawaii, Nursing Advocates & Mentors, Inc., Filipino Coalition for Solidarity, National Federation of Filipino American Associations Region XII, Oahu Filipino Community Council, United Filipino Council of Hawaii, and a concerned individual testified in support of this bill.  The Department of Human Services offered comments.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2581, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

 

 

 

 

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair