CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 104

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2013

 

RE:    H.B. No. 1279

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Sir and Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1279, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY,"

 

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 bill is to provide matching funds for competitively bid program expenses incurred for reintegration support, job training, employment placement, and case management for incarcerated persons who are reentering the community.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

    

     (1)  Deleting all references to matching funds;

 

     (2)  Authorizing the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations until June 30, 2014, to receive monetary donations and to expend the moneys collected for reintegration of offenders;

    

     (3)  Inserting an appropriation amount of $250,000 for fiscal year 2013-2014 for expenses incurred for reintegration support, job training, employment placement, and case management, including through programs in partnership with the Department of Public Safety, for incarcerated persons who are reentering the community;

 

     (4)  Changing its effective date from July 1, 2075, to July 1, 2013; and

 

     (5)  Making technical amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     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 H.B. No. 1279, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1279, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

 

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

 

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

 

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WILL ESPERO, Chair

 

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HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Co-Chair

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SUZANNE CHUN OAKLAND, Co-Chair

 

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KANIELA ING, Co-Chair