CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 162-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2012

RE:    S.B. No. 2779

       S.D. 2

       H.D. 1

       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. 2779, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE AGING AND DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTERS,"

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:

     (1)  Authorize the establishment of a statewide aging and disability resource center with sites in each county to streamline access to long-term supports and services for older adults, persons with disabilities, and family caregivers; and

     (2)  Make an appropriation to the Executive Office on Aging to administer and establish a statewide aging and disability resource center with sites in each county.

     Your Committee on Conference finds that the Older Americans Act was amended to include the establishment of aging and disability resource centers under the direction of each state agency on aging.  To meet this requirement, the Executive Office on Aging, the four county Area Agencies on Aging, and the Home and Community-based Strategies, Inc., engaged in a two-year planning process to develop a five-year systems change to implement the plan.  This measure authorizes the establishment of and appropriates funds for aging and disability resource center sites in each county to streamline access to long-term supports and services for older adults, persons with disabilities, and family caregivers.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Inserting an appropriation amount of $1,400,000; and

     (2)  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. 2779, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2779, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ JOHN M. MIZUNO, Co-Chair	____________________________ SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair
____________________________ RYAN I. YAMANE, Co-Chair
____________________________ JO JORDAN, Co-Chair