Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 2329, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to ensure the continuation of the licensing of home- and community-based case management agencies.

Specifically, this bill repeals the sunset date of June 30, 2006, for Act 273, Session Laws of Hawaii 2001, as amended by Act 95 and Act 98, Session Laws of Hawaii 2003, and Act 153, Session Laws of Hawaii 2004, that provided for two demonstration projects for licensing of home- and community-based case management agencies: one for Honolulu and one for the other neighbor islands.

Your Committee believes that the demonstration projects have proven useful and effective and should be made permanent.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2329, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.