Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Health and Human Services and Housing, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 103 entitled:

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request that the Department of Health (DOH) examine the Federal Independence Plus Initiative to determine if Hawaii can benefit from applying for and obtaining a waiver or waivers to provide individuals with disabilities with services in the community.

State Council on Developmental Disabilities (DD Council) supported this measure. DOH supported the intent of this measure.

Your Committees find that the Independence Plus Initiative may provide individuals with disabilities in Hawaii with services that would allow them to participate in their communities and have greater choice and control over their lives.

Your Committees have amended this concurrent resolution by:

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Health and Human Services and Housing that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 103, as amended herein, and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Finance, in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 103, H.D. 1.