CCR166-12

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 166-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2012

RE: S.B. No. 2320

S.D. 2

H.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2320, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AGING,"

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 measure is to build a statewide system of support for Hawaii's older adults and their family caregivers by:

(1) Codifying the authorization for the establishment of the kupuna care program;

(2) Appropriating funds to the health aging partnership program of the Department of Health's Executive Office on Aging;

(3) Appropriating funds for grants to Catholic Charities Hawaii, Moiliili Community Center, and the Waikiki Community Center to support senior centers; and

(4) Appropriating funds for a grant to the Alzheimer's Association, Aloha Chapter, to, among other things, establish a wanderer's registration service.

Your Committee on Conference finds that the growing elderly population in Hawaii requires a significant amount of assistance, which the elderly receive through programs and services such as kupuna care, the healthy aging program, and senior centers. These programs and facilities assist older persons in leading independent, meaningful, and dignified lives in their own homes and communities for as long as possible. Your Committee on Conference also finds that the elder registration services will allow direct access to wanderer and caregiver information and emergency contact information. This measure will provide Hawaii's kupuna with the services and supports they need, including services that are person‑centered and consumer-directed, to age with independence and grace.

Your Committee on Conference has therefore amended this measure by:

(1) Deleting language that requires kupuna care program services be person-centered and consumer-directed;

(2) Inserting an appropriation amount of $4,200,000 for the kupuna care program;

(3) Inserting an appropriation amount of $426,772 for the healthy aging partnership program;

(4) Inserting an appropriation amount of $285,000 for senior centers, to be allocated as follows:

(A) $175,000 for Catholic Charities Hawaii for the Lanakila Multi-Purpose Senior Center;

(B) $50,000 for the Moiliili Community Center for the Moiliili Senior Center; and

(5) Inserting an appropriation amount of $50,000 for the Alzheimer's Association, Aloha Chapter, to, among other things, establish the wanderer's registration service;

(6) Deleting language that directed the Alzheimer's Association, Aloha Chapter, to use appropriated funds to issue customized updates and information through social media to provide alerts to the community and assist with search and rescue efforts; and

(7) Changing the effective date from July 1, 2030, to July 1, 2012.

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 S.B. No. 2320, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2320, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE, Co-Chair		____________________________ SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair
____________________________ JOHN M. MIZUNO, Co-Chair
____________________________ MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Co-Chair