STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1317-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

RE:   H.C.R. No. 31

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 31 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO CONDUCT A STUDY OF THE BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN ADULT CARE HOMES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to protect the health and safety of vulnerable elderly individuals by requesting the Department of Human Services to conduct a study of the best management practices in adult care homes.

The Department of Human Services opposed this measure.

     Your Committee received testimony expressing concern that because the Department of Health and not the Department of Human Services is responsible for licensing adult foster homes, the request for the Department of Human Services to conduct this report is misplaced.  Accordingly, your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1)  Requesting that the Department of Health conduct this study instead of the Department of Human Services; and

(2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style, including changing its title to read:  "HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO CONDUCT A STUDY OF THE BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN ADULT CARE HOMES."

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 31, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 31, H.D. 1.

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

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MELE CARROLL, Chair