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. 3229, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to help elderly and disabled residents avoid premature and costly institutionalization by providing assistance with essential housekeeping and related activities that they can no longer perform. Specifically, this measure appropriates funds for the Department of Human Services' chore services programs.

Your Committee finds that supporting and expanding the chore services program will provide high quality elder care and services to more of Hawaii's elderly and disabled populations.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the appropriation to an unspecified amount to facilitate further discussion.

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. 3229, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3229, S.D. 2.