STAND. COM. REP. NO. 517-06
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2006
RE: H.B. No. 2107
H.D. 2
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2006
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 2107, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO A HAWAII CAREGIVER GRANT PROGRAM,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to help family caregivers offset the costs of caring for a mentally or physically impaired relative by:
(1) Establishing and appropriating funds for a Hawaii Caregiver Grant Program and Hawaii Caregiver Grant Program Special Fund (Special Fund) to be administered by the Executive Office on Aging (EOA);
(2) Creating methods and criteria to determine applicants' qualifications for grants from the Special Fund; and
(3) Providing support for the administration of the Special Fund.
A concerned individual testified in support of this bill. EOA and the Policy Advisory Board for Elder Affairs supported the intent of this measure.
Your Committee has amended this bill by:
(1) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2096, to promote further discussion; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2107, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2107, H.D. 2.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,
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____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE, Chair |
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