STAND. COM. REP. NO. 723-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 1834
                                     H.D. 2




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No.
1834, H.D. 1, entitled: 

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

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to:

     (1)  Extend the life of the Joint Legislative Committee on
          Long-term Care Financing (Joint Legislative Committee)
          to June 30, 2002;

     (2)  Clarify and expand the requirements of the actuarial
          study to be conducted by the Joint Legislative
          Committee;

     (3)  Extend the completion date of the actuarial study to
          November 15, 2001;

     (4)  Make additional appropriations to fund the actuarial
          study and the Joint Legislative Committee expenses; and

     (5)  Designate the Legislature as the expending agency for
          the actuarial study instead of the Joint Legislative
          Committee.

     The Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, Policy
Advisory Board for Elder Affairs, Kokua Council, Coalition for
Affordable Long Term Care, and Faith Action for Community Equity

 
 
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supported this bill.  The Department of Commerce and Consumer
Affairs and one individual commented on this bill.

     Your Committee is mindful of the urgent need to find a
solution to this problem as soon as possible.  To continue
discussion on this issue, your Committee has amended this bill
by:

     (1)  Requiring all state agencies to cooperate with the
          contractor conducting the actuarial study;

     (2)  Changing the appropriation for the actuarial study to
          $1 and leaving the fiscal year open for the purpose of
          continued discussion;

     (3)  Leaving open the deadline that the actuarial report and
          the joint legislative committee on long-term care must
          draft legislation for the purpose of continued
          discussion;

     (4)  Leaving open the fiscal year for the appropriation of
          expenses of the Joint Legislative Committee for the
          purpose of continued discussion; and

     (5)  Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for purposes
          of style and clarity.

     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.
1834, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass
Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1834, H.D.
2.

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



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                                   DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair