STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1657-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   S.B. No. 3255

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 3255, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LONG TERM CARE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to establish a long-term care commission to research what resources are necessary to meet state long-term care public policy goals and to recommend a program and funding mechanism that may provide long-term care services in the State.

     The American Cancer Society, ILWU Local 142, Healthcare Association of Hawaii, Hawaii Long Term Care Association, Social Sciences Public Policy Center of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hawaii Pacific Health, AARP Hawaii, Kokua Council, Policy Advisory Board for Elder Affairs, and numerous concerned individuals testified in support of this bill.  The State Procurement Office commented on this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Changing the due date for the initial report to be submitted by the long-term care commission to the Legislature to February 28, 2010, and the due date for the final report to September 30, 2010;

     (2)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2020, to encourage further discussion; 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 Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3255, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3255, S.D. 2, H.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair