STAND. COM. REP. NO.  2052

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.C.R. No. 183

      H.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Legislative Management, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 183, H.D. 1, entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO STUDY THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CASH AND COUNSELING PROGRAM IN OTHER STATES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to determine the feasibility of enabling recipients of Medicaid personal care services or home- and community-based services to direct and manage their personal assistance services according to their own specific needs.  This measure requests the Legislative Reference Bureau (LRB) to study the Cash and Counseling program and its implementation in other states.

     The Policy Advisory Board for Elder Affairs and two concerned individuals testified in support of this concurrent resolution.  LRB opposed this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this concurrent resolution by:

(1)  Requesting the Department of Human Services instead of LRB to conduct the study;

(2)  Changing the title to read:

"REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO STUDY THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CASH AND COUNSELING PROGRAM IN OTHER STATES"; and

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

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Legislative Management that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 183, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 183, H.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Legislative Management,

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JAMES KUNANE TOKIOKA, Acting Chair and Vice Chair