STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1451

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

 

RE:   H.R. No. 87

      H.D. 2

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.R. No. 87, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO FORM A WORKING GROUP TO EXAMINE SMARTER SENTENCING TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND RELIABILITY OF STATE CRIMINAL SENTENCING PRACTICES,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of Public Safety to form a working group to examine smarter sentencing in order to improve the quality and reliability of state criminal sentencing practices.

 

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1)  Inserting language to include the Sex Abuse Treatment Center representation in the working group;

     (2)  Inserting language to include representation of a domestic violence advocacy group, such as the Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, in the working group; and

     (3)  Inserting language to include the Mothers Against Drunk Driving representation in the working group.

 

    

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 87, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 87, H.D. 2.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair