CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 154-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2008

RE:    S.B. No. 2150

       S.D. 2

       H.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Madam and Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2150, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ADULT PROTECTION,"

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 protect adults who are vulnerable and unable to fully care for themselves by expanding the types of abuse from which vulnerable adults are protected, and expanding the authority to investigate allegations of abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Amending the amendments made to Hawaii Revised Statutes section 846-2.7 (b)(22) to add "retired and senior volunteer program" to the list of Department of Human Services (Department) programs for which criminal history record checks may be conducted; and section 846-2.7 (b)(23), Hawaii Revised Statutes, to allow the Department to conduct criminal history record checks on contracted and subcontracted service providers and their current and prospective employees that provide home and community-based services under any other applicable section of the Social Security Act in addition to Section 1915(c);

     (2)  Removing the appropriation section;

     (3)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2009; and

     (4)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity 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 S.B. No. 2150, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2150, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ MAILE SHIMABUKURO, Co-Chair	____________________________ SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Chair
____________________________ BLAKE K. OSHIRO, Co-Chair	____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair
____________________________ KARL RHOADS, Co-Chair	____________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER, Co-Chair