STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1768

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   S.C.R. No. 15

      S.D. 1

      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 Human Services, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 15, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE 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:

The purpose of this measure is to request the University of Hawaii Center on Aging to convene a task force to:

(1)  Review current elder and kupuna care services and anticipated demand for those services;

(2)  Determine requirements for adequate training, workforce and service expansion, and financing to improve the current situation and meet anticipated demand;

(3)  Conduct a complete economic analysis of the cost for primary kupuna care services, adequate training, workforce and service expansion, and financing; and

(4)  Submit a report to the Legislature of its findings and recommendations, including proposed legislation, prior to the Regular Session of 2018.

The University of Hawaii Center on Aging and an individual testified in support of this measure.  The University of Hawaii at Manoa Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work testified in support of this measure with amendments.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1)  Adding the Dean of the University of Hawaii at Manoa Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work or the Dean's designee to the task force;

(2)  Requesting the task force to conduct a preliminary economic analysis, rather than a complete economic analysis, of the cost for primary kupuna care services, adequate training, workforce and service expansion, and financing; and

(3)  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 concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 15, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Higher Education in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 15, S.D. 1, H.D. 1.

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

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DEE MORIKAWA, Chair