STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3108
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: S.C.R. No. 48
Honorable Donna Mercado Kim
President of the Senate
Twenty-Seventh State Legislature
Regular Session of 2014
State of Hawaii
Madam:
Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 48 entitled:
"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO ASSESS THE PROBABLE EFFECTS OF LICENSING AND REGULATING CLEAN AND SOBER HOMES,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to encourage compliance with section 26H-6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, by requesting that the Auditor conduct an analysis of the probable effects of licensing and regulating clean and sober homes as proposed in S.B. No. 2587, Regular Session of 2014.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Health.
Your Committee finds that the Clean and Sober Homes and Halfway Houses Task Force identified a need to improve the operation of group homes. While some homes are well-run, others are overcrowded and not well-managed. Your Committee further finds that creating standards in this unregulated industry will increase the quality of service provided by the operators of clean and sober homes, increase the number of homes that maintain appropriate living conditions, provide guidance to home operators about what is expected of them, and provide consumers with a framework on what to expect from these services. Finally, your Committee finds that this measure supports the State's continued efforts to provide a stable living environment for individuals struggling with substance abuse.
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 S.C.R. No. 48 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Human Services,
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____________________________ SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair |
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