STAND. COM. REP. NO. 678

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 468

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Human Services & Homelessness and Health, to which was referred H.B. No. 468 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HEALTHY AGING PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to the Executive Office on Aging for the Healthy Aging Partnership Program to further the Program's important role in improving the health and well-being of Hawaii's kupuna.

The Policy Advisory Board for Elder Affairs, Maui County Office on Aging, Pacific Cancer Foundation, Hawaii Family Caregiver Coalition, Zonta Club of Hilo, International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 142, Hawaii Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association, O‘ahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i, Hawaii Family Caregiver Coalition, and numerous individuals supported this measure. The Executive Office on Aging provided comments.

Your Committees note that the appropriations for the Healthy Aging Partnership Program are not included in the Executive Office on Aging's budget and that the appropriations are needed in a separate measure.

Your Committees have amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the amounts appropriated to an unspecified amount; and

(2) Changing its effective date to January 1, 2059, to encourage further discussion.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Human Services & Homelessness and Health that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 468, as amended herein, and recommend that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 468, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Human Services & Homelessness and Health,

____________________________ JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair

____________________________ JOY A. SAN BUENAVENTURA, Chair