HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2001

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

Rep. Nestor Garcia, Chair

Rep. Bob Nakasone, Vice Chair

Rep. Willie Espero

Rep. Charles Djou

Rep. Scott Saiki

Rep. Mark Moses

Rep. Joe Souki

Rep. Jim Rath

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:

Thursday, March 15, 2001

TIME:

9:45 am

PLACE:

Conference Room 309

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

SB 124

SD1

(SSCR990)

RELATING to the women in military service for america memorial.

Appropriates $1 to the department of defense to enable the State of Hawaii to make a donation on behalf of the Women in Military Service for America Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery. (SD1)

(Companion measure: HB 77 HD1)

PSM, FIN

SB 214

SD2

(SSCR749)

relating to veteran burial grants.

Requires the office of veterans services, on request of a deceased Filipino veteran's survivor/interested party, to make payment directly to a mortuary/crematory for funeral/burial services and to transport the remains to the Philippines, upon submission of an unpaid invoice; appropriates moneys. (SD2)

PSM, FIN

SB 552

SD2

(SSCR993)

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A KOREAN WAR MUSEUM.

Appropriates funds on a match basis to establish a Korean War museum. (SD2)

PSM, FIN

SB 119

SD1

(SSCR895)

RELATING TO CORRECTIONS.

Requires adult women charged with or convicted of crimes and juvenile females adjudicated for offenses that would be crimes if committed by an adult or who are adjudicated delinquents, to be provided a range and quality of programming substantially equivalent to the range and quality offered to males; annual report to legislature. (SD1)

(Companion measure: HB 71 HD3)

PSM, JHA

SB 120

SD2

(SSCR892)

RELATING TO CORRECTIONS.

Requires the department of public safety to develop and implement gender responsive community-based programs for women offenders to achieve gender equity in correctional programming. (SD2)

(Companion measure: HB 74 HD1)

PSM, FIN

SB 495

SD2

(SSCR902)

Relating to halfway HOUSES.

Defines halfway houses for the purpose of county zoning; requires public hearing. (SD2)

PSM, WLU, FIN

SB 859

SD1

(SSCR581)

relating to parole.

Allows for earned early release from minimum term for good time credit; allows Hawaii Paroling Authority to develop alternate program for early release; requires notification to victim of early release. (SD1)

(Related Measure: HB 349 HD1)

PSM, JHA

SB 1180

SD1

(SSCR650)

RELATING TO THE CRIME VICTIM COMPENSATION SPECIAL FUND.

Exempts the Crime Victim Compensation Special Fund from the payment of central service expense fees and administrative expense fees. (SD1)

(Companion measure: HB 705)

PSM, JHA, FIN

 

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Rep. Nestor Garcia

Chair