CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. -0 137-06

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2006

RE: S.B. No. 3252

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

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. 3252, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CAREGIVING,"

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 this measure is to appropriate funds to the Executive Office on Aging to coordinate a statewide system of family caregiver support.

This measure will help the Executive Office on Aging maintain the quality of life of Hawaii's older adults and their families through the expansion of its Kupuna Care Services Program. It will also aid in the coordination and development of family caregiver support services.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Reinserting the provisions of Part II of the Senate Draft 2 as Part I, which relate to expanding the Executive Office on Aging's Kupuna Care Services Program and appropriating funds;

(2) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2006; and

(3) Replacing the blank appropriations with dollar amounts.

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. 3252, 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. 3252, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

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DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Co-Chair

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SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair

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ALEX M. SONSON, Co-Chair

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ROSALYN H. BAKER, Co-Chair

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MARILYN B. LEE, Co-Chair

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SHAN S. TSUTSUI, Co-Chair