STAND

STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1815-06

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2006

RE: S.C.R. No. 67

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Human Services and Health, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 67, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO ENSURE THAT THE CURRENT RESIDENTIAL ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY CARE PROGRAM MODEL IS NOT DISMANTLED WITH THE PROPOSED QUEST EXPANDED ACCESS PROGRAM,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of Human Services (DHS), Adult Foster Home Association and Case Management Council work together to clearly define and recommend the three distinct components of the Residential Alternatives Community Care Foster Family Homes services and their mode of service delivery for inclusion in the Department's Quest Expanded Access (QexA) request for proposal.

The Department of Human Services supported the intent of this measure with amendments.

Upon further consideration, your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the title to read: "REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES ENSURE THAT THE CURRENT RESIDENTIAL ALTERNATIVES COMMUNITY CARE FOSTER FAMILY HOMES SERVICE ARRAY IS NOT DISMANTLED WITH THE PROPOSED QUEST EXPANSION PROGRAM";

(2) Making other minor, technical, non-substantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and style.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Human Services and Health that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 67, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommend its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 67, S.D. 1, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Human Services and Health,

____________________________ DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Chair		____________________________ ALEX M. SONSON, Chair