Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Human Services and Health, to which was referred H.B. No. 1822 entitled:

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to expand the availability of long-term care services by increasing from two adults to three, the maximum number of adults that community care foster family homes may serve at any one time.

The Hawaii Disability Rights Center, Case Management Council, Adult Foster Home Association of Hawaii, and numerous concerned individuals testified in support of this bill. The Department of Human Services supported the intent of this measure.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Human Services and Health that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1822 and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.