CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 85

                            Honolulu, Hawaii
                                            , 2000

                            RE:   S.B. No. 2427
                                  S.D. 1
                                  H.D. 1
                                  C.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

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. 2427, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:  

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR COMPENSATION
     OF CRIME VICTIMS," 

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 bill is to appropriate money for
payments to compensate crime victims in the 2000-2001 fiscal
year.

     Upon further consideration, your Committee on conference has
amended this bill by:

     (1)  Clarifying in the appropriation language that the
          appropriation is made solely for the purpose of
          compensating crime victims or their providers of
          services;

 
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     (2)  Changing the appropriation amount from a blank to
          $877,025;

     (3)  Changing the effective date from a blank to July 1,
          2000;

     (4)  Deleting a provision that would have amended section
          351-62.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to place a cap of
          not more than ten percent of the moneys in the crime
          victim compensation fund on the amount that can be used
          for operating expenses and salaries; and

     (5)  Making technical, non-substantive 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. 2427, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and
recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto
as S.B. No. 2427, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the managers:

  ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE           ON THE PART OF THE SENATE




_____________________________     _______________________________
Rep. ERIC G. HAMAKAWA             Sen. AVERY B. CHUMBLEY
Co-Chair                          Co-Chair



_____________________________     _______________________________
Rep. BOB NAKASONE                 Sen. MATTHEW M. MATSUNAGA
Co-Chair                          Co-Chair



                                  _______________________________
                                  Sen. CAROL FUKUNAGA
                                  Co-Chair

 
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