Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred S.B. No. 3253 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to establish a joint legislative committee on family caregiving.

Your Committee received testimony in support of the measure from the Maui County Office on Aging, and two individuals.

This measure requires the joint legislative committee to solicit input from the Department of Health, the Department of Human Services, the Department of Taxation, the University of Hawaii, the Executive Office on Aging, and representatives from the elderly, disabled, business, and faith-based communities and to develop comprehensive public policy regarding family caregivers. Your Committee finds that such a policy will be of great benefit to state residents.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3253 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.