STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1297

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.C.R. No. 26

       S.D. 2

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 26, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A HAWAII STATE FALL PREVENTION AND EARLY DETECTION TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP A STATEWIDE APPROACH TO REDUCING FALLS AMONG OLDER ADULTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the Executive Office on Aging to convene a Hawaii State Fall Prevention and Early Detection Task Force to develop a statewide approach to reducing falls among older adults.

     Your Committee received comments on this measure from Charlotte A. Carter-Yamauchi, Acting Director, Legislative Reference Bureau.

     Your Committee finds that the development of a statewide approach for addressing falls among older adults will not only prevent falls, but will expedite treatment, minimize long-term consequences, mitigate suffering, and reduce the extent of injuries.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by requesting the task force to submit its drafting request to the Legislative Reference Bureau by November 1, 2012, rather than an unspecified date in the month of November 2012.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 26, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 26, S.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair