STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1576

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.C.R. No. 140

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Human Services & Housing, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 140 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO CONSIDER INTERNAL MECHANISMS FOR IMPROVING ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES WITHOUT LEGISLATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the Department of Human Services (DHS) to consider internal mechanisms for improving adult protective services without legislation.

     The Hawaii Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers and Catholic Charities Hawaii supported the intent of this concurrent resolution.  DHS provided comments.

     Your Committee has amended this concurrent resolution by:

     (1)  Changing its title to read, "REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO COLLECT DATA AND REPORT STATISTICS RELATED TO CASES OF ABUSE OF VULNERABLE ADULTS";

     (2)  Narrowing its scope to focus on the collection and reporting of data and encouraging incidents of abuse to be reported; and

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services & Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 140, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 140, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Human Services & Housing,

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KARL RHOADS, Acting Chair and Vice Chair