HI - Extending Joint Legislative Committee on Family Caregiving (2008)

Bill would extend the Joint Legislative Committee on Family Caregiving and change its name to the Joint Legislative Committee on Aging in Place; expand its mandate to include aging in place issues related to family caregiving; require the Committee to develop a model for a Cash and Counseling project; allow kupuna care to include overnight, weekend, and emergency respite, as well as provide grants to caregivers and for home modification; establish a task force to focus on the needs and issues of grandparents raising grandchildren; appropriates funds to increase payments to residential adult care homes for low-income adults.

State Hawaii

Bill Number S.B. 2830

Date of Introduction 1/22/2008

Latest Activity Enacted 7/7/2008

More Info http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/

Topic: Establishing Task Forces and/or Studies on Caregiving Services