STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1652

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.C.R. No. 151
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred
S.C.R. No. 151, S.D. 1, entitled:

     "SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF
     HEALTH TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A FIVE-YEAR STATEWIDE,
     COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR SERVICES AND SUPPORTS FOR
     INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES OR MENTAL
     RETARDATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this Concurrent Resolution is to request the
Department of Health to develop and implement a five-year
statewide, comprehensive strategic plan for services and supports
for individuals with developmental disabilities.

     Section 333F-2(a), Hawaii Revised Statutes, requires the
Department of Health to ". . . develop, lead, administer,
coordinate, monitor, evaluate, and set direction for a
comprehensive system of supports and services for persons with
developmental disabilities or mental retardation. . ."  The
Developmental Disabilities Division last developed a plan for
1990-1994, entitled "A Plan for Services for Persons with
Developmental Disabilities or Mental Retardation, 1990-1994."
This Concurrent Resolution requests the Department of Health to
produce another five-year plan, considering the development of

 
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significant changes in the developmental disabilities service
system.

     The Concurrent Resolution requests the Department of Human
Services to participate in the development and implementation of
the plan and requests the Department of Health to include the
collective bargaining exclusive representatives of the Department
of Health employees in the development and implementation of the
plan.  The Department of Health is to report to the Legislature
on the plan and its implementation before the Regular Sessions of
2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 151,
S.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

                                 Respectfully submitted on behalf
                                 of the members of the Committee
                                 on Ways and Means,



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                                 CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair



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                                 ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair

 
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