THE SENATE

THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

INTERIM OF 2006

Senator Les Ihara, Jr., Co-Chair

Representative Dennis Arakaki, Co-Chair

Senator Rosalyn Baker

Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland

Senator Gordon Trimble

Representative Josh Green, M.D.

Representative Alex Sonson

Representative Anne Stevens

A G E N D A

The Joint Legislative Committee on Family Caregiving has invited the following agencies to provide testimony on support for family caregivers as defined in Act 285 (2006): State Department of Health, State Department of Human Services, State Department of Taxation, University of Hawaii, Executive Office on Aging, and Disability and Communication Access Board. The public is invited to attend.

The Committee will also approve a work plan and agendas for meetings scheduled for October 18 at 10:00 a.m., November 1 at 1:00 p.m., November 16 at 3:30 p.m., December 12 at 10:00 a.m. and January 5 at 1:30 p.m. All of these meetings will be held in conference room 225.

Pursuant to Act 285, the purpose of the Joint Legislative Committee on Family Caregiving is to develop a comprehensive public policy program to strengthen support for family caregivers who provide unpaid, informal assistance to persons sixty and older with physical or cognitive disabilities. The joint legislative committee will consider providing support in categories including but not limited to: coordinated services and policies; training and education; respite services; financial incentives; and balancing work and caregiving.

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the meeting (i.e., sign language interpreter, wheelchair accessibility, or parking designated for the disabled) please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6250.