STAND. COM. REP. NO.1325

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: S.B. No. 120

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 120, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CORRECTIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to:

(1) Appropriate state matching funds to develop, implement, and maintain a sentencing simulation model;

(2) Allow the Governor to contract for private sector operation of correctional facilities; and

(3) Establish criteria for an acceptable contract for the private operation of a correctional facility.

The Corrections Population Management Commission submitted testimony in support of this bill. The Department of Public Safety submitted testimony in support of the intent of this bill. The Attorney General and the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu submitted comments on this bill.

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 S.B. No. 120, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair