STAND. COM. REP. NO.  319-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

RE:   H.B. No. 2939

      H.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred H.B. No. 2939, H.D. 1, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to aid those who may need assistance as they age by requiring the Long Term Care Commission (Commission) to review the feasibility of establishing a long term care insurance fund to assist residents who would not otherwise qualify for any government or private long term care insurance.  This bill also requires the Commission to recommend appropriate funding mechanisms and provide a report to the Legislature by September 30, 2010.

     A concerned individual provided comments.

     Your Committee has amended this measure to ensure that long term care insurance is only one of the funding options that the Commission is to consider.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2939, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2939, H.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce,

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ROBERT N. HERKES, Chair