STAND. COM. REP. NO.  915-20

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2020

 

RE:   H.B. No. 2692

      H.D. 2

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2020

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2692, H.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COMMUNITY CARE FOSTER FAMILY HOMES,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to increase the maximum number of hours a primary caregiver may be absent from a community care foster family home to fifty hours per week and twenty-three hours per day; provided that a substitute caregiver is present in the home.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Community Homecare Association of Hawaii, Adult Foster Homecare Association of Hawaii, and numerous individuals.  Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Health.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2692, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

 

 

 

 

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair