CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.110
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2001
RE: H.B. No. 632
H.D. 3
S.D. 2
C.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2001
State of Hawaii
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2001
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 632, H.D. 3, S.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES,"
having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.
The purpose of this bill is to allow the Department of Human Services (DHS) to license home and community-based case management agencies. These agencies would certify a person, agency, or organization to operate a community care foster family home.
Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:
(1) Establishing two demonstration projects, one for any county with a population of 500,000 or more, and one for any county with a population of less than 500,000;
(2) Clarifying and adding definitions;
(3) Requiring DHS to adopt contract standards and to establish a review board;
(4) Requiring DHS to submit reports to the Legislature prior to the convening of the Regular Sessions of 2002 and 2003, with the assistance of various agencies and organizations;
(5) Requiring DHS, in consultation with the Department of Health, to adopt rules for demonstration projects in any county with a population of 500,000 or more;
(6) Appropriating $65,000 for fiscal year 2001-2002 and $65,000 for fiscal year 2002-2003;
(7) Amending the effective date to take effect on July 1, 2001, with a repeal date of June 30, 2003; and
(8) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 632, H.D. 3, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 632, H.D. 3, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
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ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
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____________________________ DAVID M. MATSUURA, Chair |
____________________________ MICHAEL P. KAHIKINA, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ COLLEEN HANABUSA, Co-Chair |
____________________________ ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ BOB NAKASONE, Co-Chair |