CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. 75
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2003
RE: S.B. No. 1352
S.D. 1
H.D. 2
C.D. 1
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2003
State of Hawaii
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2003
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 1352, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED 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 measure in an amended form.
The purpose of this measure is to provide for the continuation of licensing and regulation of community care foster family homes by the Department of Human Services (DHS), by extending the repeal date of Act 273, Session Laws of Hawaii 2001 (Act 273), from June 30, 2003, to June 30, 2004. This measure also requires DHS to report to the Legislature prior to the convening of the 2004 Regular Session on the cost-effectiveness and administration of the licensing and certification process established by Act 273, and the possibility of integrating or consolidating the classification of community care foster family homes with adult residential care homes (ARCHs) as defined in section 321-15.1, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
Upon further consideration, your Committee on Conference has made the following amendments to this measure:
(1) Amending the purpose section of the measure to reflect the need to extend the DHS' community care foster family home licensing and certification demonstration projects established under Act 273;
(2) Adding a section to the measure that would also extend the DHS' community care foster family home licensing and certification demonstration projects established under Act 273, Session Laws of Hawaii 2001, for one year, until June 30, 2004, to ensure that the demonstration project parameters remain consistent throughout the extended term of Act 273; and
(3) Appropriating $65,000 from the criminal history record improvement revolving fund for fiscal year 2003-2004, to conduct criminal history record checks for operators of community care foster family homes regulated under such projects.
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 S.B. No. 1352, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1352, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
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ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
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____________________________ MICHAEL P. KAHIKINA, Co-Chair |
____________________________ SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair |
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____________________________ ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Co-Chair |
____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ MAILE S.L. SHIMABUKURO, Co-Chair |
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