CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.109-02
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2002
RE: H.B. No. 2638
H.D. 2
S.D. 1
C.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2002
State of Hawaii
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2002
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. 2638, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII LONG-TERM CARE FINANCING ACT,"
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 provide an equitable and affordable system of long-term care in Hawaii by establishing the Hawaii Long-term Care Financing Program (Program).
Specifically, this bill:
(1) Establishes an interim board of trustees to design a tax-based long-term care system and determine the means of collection of a tax and determining the nature and amount of benefits;
(2) Establishes the Hawaii Long-term Care Benefits Fund (Benefits Fund) into which will be deposited the moneys collected as long-term care income taxes;
(3) Establishes the Board of Trustees of the Hawaii Long-term Care Benefits Fund within the Department of Budget and Finance (B&F) to administer the Program; and
(4) Appropriate funds for the interim board of trustees to design the Program.
Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:
(1) Specifying that the Program be placed within B&F for administrative purposes;
(2) Establishing the temporary board of trustees within the Department of Health, Executive Office on Aging, for administrative purposes;
(3) Appropriating $100,000 to design the Program; and
(4) 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. 2638, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2638, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, 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 |
____________________________ DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ COLLEEN HANABUSA, Co-Chair |
____________________________ MICHAEL P. KAHIKINA, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ RON MENOR, Co-Chair |
____________________________ BERTHA C. KAWAKAMI, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair |