STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1547-06

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2006

RE: H.C.R. No. 283

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Health and Human Services, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 283 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION TO CONDUCT A STUDY TO DETERMINE THE MEANS TO ESTABLISH AN "AGING IN PLACE" TAX CREDIT FOR HAWAII TAXPAYERS,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to assist elderly people who wish to remain independent and live in their own homes as long as possible. Specifically, this resolution requests that the Department of Taxation (DOTAX) perform a study on how to successfully implement a tax credit for elderly people so that they can afford necessary home modifications to "age in place".

The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Hawaii supported this concurrent resolution. DOTAX provided comments.

Your Committees have amended this concurrent resolution by switching the roles of DOTAX with AARP Hawaii by having AARP Hawaii take the lead in this study using their tax professionals and having DOTAX provide assistance and technical support.

 

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Health and Human Services that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 283, as amended herein, and recommend its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 283, H.D. 1.

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

 

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ALEX M. SONSON, Chair

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DENNIS A. ARAKAKI, Chair