STAND. COM. REP. NO.  651-12

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

 

RE:   H.B. No. 2350

      H.D. 2

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 2350, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE HONOLULU FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to consolidate services in one location to assist victims of domestic violence by appropriating funds as a grant-in-aid to the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu for the Honolulu Family Justice Center.

 

     The City and County of Honolulu Department of the Prosecuting Attorney and City and County of Honolulu Department of Community Services supported this measure.

 

     Your Committee notes that the Prosecuting Attorney requested an appropriation amount of $350,000 and that this appropriation is to cover the unknown cost to rent or lease a yet to be determined location for one year.  Funding is also being sought from the Honolulu City Council.

 

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

 

     (1)  Changing its effective date to January 7, 2059, to encourage further discussion; and

 

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for consistency and style.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2350, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2350, H.D. 2.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

____________________________

GILBERT KEITH-AGARAN, Chair