CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 108-04
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2004
RE: S.B. No. 2930
S.D. 2
H.D. 1
C.D. 1
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2004
State of Hawaii
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2004
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. 2930, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, 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 bill in an amended form.
The purpose of the measure is to make the following administrative amendments:
(1) Extend the statutory authority for the licensing of home and community-based case management agencies and the certification of community care foster family homes until June 30, 2006;
(2) Make the Department of Human Services or its designee responsible for certifying any community care foster family homes; and
(3) Require adult protective services perpetrator checks as a requirement for certification.
This bill also appropriates funds to be expended by the Department of Human Services and the Department of the Attorney General.
To ensure service quality and competency, the Department of Human Services needs to maintain oversight of home and community-based case management agencies and community care foster family homes. This measure will extend its authority to do so. Furthermore, including adult protective service checks will establish a procedure that is currently being practiced to ensure the health and safety of individuals utilizing these facilities.
Your Committee has amended this measure by deleting the appropriations and changing the measure's effective date to June 29, 2004, provided that section 1 shall take effect on February 1, 2005.
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. 2930, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2930, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, 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, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Co-Chair |
_____________________________ ROSALYN BAKER, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ BERTHA C. KAWAKAMI, Co-Chair |
____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair |
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