STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1548
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2017
RE: H.C.R. No. 35
H.D. 1
Honorable Joseph M. Souki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Ninth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2017
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 35 entitled:
"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CENTER ON AGING TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO ASSESS CURRENT ELDER AND KUPUNA CARE SERVICES AND THE ANTICIPATED DEMAND FOR THOSE SERVICES IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THOSE SERVICES AND MEET ANTICIPATED DEMAND,"
begs leave to report as follows:
(1) Review the current elder and kupuna care services situation and anticipated demand for those services and determine requirements for adequate training, workforce expansion, service expansion, and financing to correct the current situation and meet anticipated demand; and
(2) Submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Legislature prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2018.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Requesting the Center on Aging to invite the Dean of the University of Hawaii Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work, or the Dean's designee, to become a member of the task force; 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 Higher Education that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 35, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 35, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Higher Education,
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____________________________ ANGUS L.K. McKELVEY, Chair |
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