Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 3252, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to provide for the coordination and development of family caregiver support services by appropriating funds to have the Executive Office on Aging coordinate a statewide system of various caregiver support services, including analyzing the long-term care needs of older adults and mobilizing employer and community resources to enable family caregiver support.

AARP Hawaii, Kokua Council, Catholic Charities Hawaii, Waikiki Health Center Friendly Neighbors, Project Dana, Policy Advisory Board for Elder Affairs, Central Oahu Caregivers' Support Group, and numerous concerned individuals testified in support of this bill. The Honolulu County Elderly Affairs Division supported this measure with amendments. The Executive Office on Aging supported the intent of this measure. The Maui County Office on Aging provided comments.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3252, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.