STAND. COM. REP. NO. 907-06

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2006

RE: H.B. No. 2265

H.D. 2

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2265, 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 transfer certain functions concerning paroled individuals from the Hawaii Paroling Authority to the Department of Public Safety (DPS).

DPS and the Hawaii Government Employees Association testified in support of this bill. The Hawaii Paroling Authority (HPA) opposed this bill.

Your Committee notes the concerns raised by HPA that this measure would eliminate the parole board's ability to render decisions without outside interference and may delay the timely rendering of parole revocation decisions.

However, your Committee finds that further discussion on this matter is needed and, therefore, has amended this bill by changing the effective date to July 1, 2020. Technical, nonsubstantive amendments were also made for clarity and style.

 

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 H.B. No. 2265, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2265, H.D. 2.

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

 

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DWIGHT TAKAMINE, Chair