STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1355

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.C.R. No. 15

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Health and Human Services, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 15 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING STAKEHOLDERS AND INTERESTED PARTIES TO WORK TOGETHER TO ESTABLISH PAID FAMILY LEAVE OR SIMILAR WAGE REPLACEMENT PROGRAMS TO ASSIST FAMILY CAREGIVERS,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to financially assist those providing caregiving services to a loved one by encouraging stakeholders and interested parties to work together to establish paid family leave or similar wage replacement programs to assist family caregivers.

     The Policy Advisory Board on Elder Affairs and several concerned individuals supported this concurrent resolution.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Health and Human Services that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 15 and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Labor & Public Employment.

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

____________________________ JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair

____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE, Chair