CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 94-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2012

RE:    S.B. No. 2833

       S.D. 1

       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. 2833, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT EXEMPTION FOR DOMESTIC SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES,"

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 exempt domestic in-home and community-based services provided through state-funded medical assistance to Medicaid-ineligible individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities from the Hawaii Prepaid Health Care Act and laws relating to unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, and temporary disability insurance.

     Your Committee on Conference finds that this measure will allow individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities greater access to needed services and increased flexibility in obtaining such services.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by changing the effective date to upon approval.

     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. 2833, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2833, S.D. 1, 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

____________________________ JOHN M. MIZUNO, Co-Chair	____________________________ JOSH GREEN, M.D., Chair
____________________________ KARL RHOADS, Co-Chair	____________________________ CLAYTON HEE, Co-Chair
____________________________ JO JORDAN, Co-Chair	____________________________ SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Co-Chair