CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 70

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2011

RE:    H.B. No. 1654

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1654, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO GROUP LIVING FACILITIES,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this bill is to terminate county conditional use permits for group living facilities or group homes if a permit is not put into use for one year following issuance or if a facility or home ceases operations for one year.

     Your Committee on Conference amended this bill by making it effective upon approval and making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, conformity, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1654, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1654, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ JOSH GREEN, M.D., Chair	____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE, Co-Chair
____________________________ WILL ESPERO, Co-Chair	____________________________ JOHN M. MIZUNO, Co-Chair
	____________________________ JERRY L. CHANG, Co-Chair