STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3287

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.C.R. No. 31

       S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 31, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE ON AGING'S EFFORTS TO INCORPORATE A NO WRONG DOOR SYSTEM APPROACH INTO THE AGING AND DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER HAWAII NETWORK,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to support the Executive Office on Aging's efforts to incorporate a No Wrong Door System approach in the Aging and Disability Resource Center network.

     Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Office of Veterans' Services of the Department of Defense, the Executive Office on Aging, the State Council on Developmental Disabilities, and the Disability and Communication Access Board.

     Your Committee finds that in 2014, the State received a one-year federal planning grant to build upon current work to develop the Aging and Disability Resource Center.  In 2015, the State received a three‑year federal implementation grant to incorporate the No Wrong Door System approach into a network around the Aging and Disability Resource Center.

The No Wrong Door System is a federal initiative to support states to streamline access to long-term service and support options for all populations and payers.  In a No Wrong Door System, multiple agencies coordinate with each other to integrate access of their services through a single, standardized entry process that is administered and overseen by a coordinating entity. 

The three-year federal grant will be used to expand and enhance the Aging and Disability Resource Center to:

     (1)  Build a network that includes state and private agencies that support all ages and populations with disabilities;

     (2)  Develop curriculum and provide training for staff on person-centered counseling to meet federal guidance requirements; and

     (3)  Create multiple funding sources to sustain the Aging and Disability Resource Center network.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 31, S.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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JILL N. TOKUDA, Chair