STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1134

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

 

RE:   S.B. No. 546

      S.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Public Safety, to which was referred S.B. No. 546, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CORRECTIONS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to alleviate overcrowding of correctional facilities while encouraging participation in the community for nonviolent offenders by establishing an electronic monitoring pilot program within the Department of Public Safety (PSD).

 

     The Hawaii Government Employees Association, The Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii, Community Alliance on Prisons, Hepatitis Support Network of Hawaii, African-American Lawyers Association, and several concerned individuals supported this bill.  A concerned individual supported this measure with amendments.  PSD submitted comments.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 546, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety,

 

 

 

 

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FAYE HANOHANO, Chair