CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 135-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: H.B. No. 2224

H.D. 2

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 2224, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to establish and appropriate funds for:

(1) A comprehensive long-term care plan that incorporates certain essential components of long-term care services; and

(2) An unspecified number of long-term care planner positions within the Executive Office on Aging to oversee the development and implementation of the long-term care plan.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Removing the appropriation to establish the comprehensive long-term care plan;

(2) Inserting an appropriation amount of $79,872 to establish and fund one full-time equivalent long-term care planner position;

(3) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2024; and

(4) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2224, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2224, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ JOY A. SAN BUENAVENTURA Chair	____________________________ LISA MARTEN Co-Chair
____________________________ HENRY J.C. AQUINO Co-Chair	____________________________ CORY CHUN Co-Chair