Report Title:

Career Criminal Prosecution Unit; Victim Witness

Description:

Appropriates funds for a grant-in-aid to the Prosecuting Attorney's office of each county for the career prosecution units and the victim witness assistance programs.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2534

TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2006

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CAREER CRIMINAL PROSECUTION UNITS AND VICTIM WITNESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $          , or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2006-2007, for a grant-in-aid to the department of the prosecuting attorney of the city and county of Honolulu for the career criminal prosecution unit, including the hiring of necessary staff.

SECTION 2. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $            , or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2006-2007, for a grant-in-aid to the department of the prosecuting attorney of the city and county of Honolulu for the victim witness assistance program, including the hiring of necessary staff.

SECTION 3. The sums appropriated in sections 1 and 2 shall be expended by the city and county of Honolulu for the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 4. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $            , or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2006-2007, for a grant-in-aid to the department of the prosecuting attorney of the county of Maui for the career criminal prosecution unit, including the hiring of necessary staff.

SECTION 5. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $             , or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2006-2007, for a grant-in-aid to the department of the prosecuting attorney of the county of Maui for the victim witness assistance program, including the hiring of necessary staff.

SECTION 6. The sums appropriated in sections 4 and 5 shall be expended by the county of Maui for the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 7. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $            , or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2006-2007, for a grant-in-aid to the office of the prosecuting attorney of the county of Kauai for the career criminal prosecution unit, including the hiring of necessary staff.

SECTION 8. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $             , or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2006-2007, for a grant-in-aid to the office of the prosecuting attorney of the county of Kauai for the victim witness assistance program, including the hiring of necessary staff.

SECTION 9. The sums appropriated in sections 7 and 8 shall be expended by the county of Kauai for the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 10. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $            , or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2006-2007, for a grant-in-aid to the office of the prosecuting attorney of the county of Hawaii for the career criminal prosecution unit, including the hiring of necessary staff.

SECTION 11. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $            , or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2006-2007, for a grant-in-aid to the office of the prosecuting attorney of the county of Hawaii for the victim witness assistance program, including the hiring of necessary staff.

SECTION 12. The sums appropriated in sections 10 and 11 shall be expended by the county of Hawaii for the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 13. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2006.

INTRODUCED BY:

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