STAND. COM. REP. NO.  447

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   H.B. No. 1022

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred H.B. No. 1022 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CARE HOMES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require operators of adult foster homes, adult residential care homes, assisted living facilities, expanded adult residential care homes, and community care foster family homes to obtain and maintain liability insurance for both the homes or facilities and automobiles used for transporting residents.

One individual submitted testimony in support of the measure.  The Department of Human Services and Department of Health submitted testimony opposing the measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Deleting provisions that extended the repeal date of Act 221, Session Laws of Hawaii 2011, to July 1, 2014; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1022, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1022, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committees on Judiciary and Consumer Protection & Commerce.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Human Services,

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MELE CARROLL, Chair