STAND. COM. REP. NO. 97-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 2916
                                     




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

Sir:

     Your Committees on Human Services and Housing and Health, to
which was referred H.B. No. 2916 entitled: 

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

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to assist persons most likely to
need long-term care services by:

     (1)  Establishing a Long-Term Care Insurance Premium Special
          Fund (Special Fund); and 

     (2)  Transferring twenty percent of the Emergency and Budget
          Reserve Fund of the Hawaii Tobacco Settlement Special
          Fund to the Special Fund to pay a portion of a long-
          term care premium purchased after September 30, 2000,
          by a person over age 65, on a sliding income scale.

     The Hawaii Long-Term Care Association and an individual
testified in support of this measure.  The Department of Budget
and Finance opposed this measure.  The Tax Foundation of Hawaii
submitted comments.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
Committees on Human Services and Housing and Health that are
attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the
intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2916 and recommends that it pass
Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.


 
 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committees on Human Services
                                   and Housing and Health,

                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
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ALEXANDER C. SANTIAGO, Chair       DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Chair