CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.71-02

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2002

RE: S.B. No. 859

S.D. 1

H.D. 2

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 859, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PAROLE,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to establish an earned-time program under the Department of Public Safety (DPS) for incarcerated persons to be eligible for parole.

Your Committee on Conference notes the testimony of the DPS before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on the S.D. 1, that Hawaii had a "good time credit" statutory provision which was repealed by Act 264, Session Laws of Hawaii 1967. Act 264 vested the Hawaii Paroling Authority (HPA) with the discretion to determine early parole. This measure is not intended to invade the authority of the HPA, because the inmate becomes "eligible" for parole upon meeting certain conditions. The authority to grant the parole still remains with the HPA.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by changing the effective date to upon approval.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 859, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 859, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

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NESTOR R. GARCIA, Co-Chair

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BRIAN KANNO, Chair

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ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Co-Chair