CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO.91

                            Honolulu, Hawaii
                                            , 2000

                            RE:   S.B. No. 2074
                                  S.D. 2
                                  H.D. 2
                                  C.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
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. 2074, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:  

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CORRECTIONS," 

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, as received by your Committee, is
to:

     (1)  Establish an advisory council whose purpose is to
          develop a plan to increase interagency cooperation to
          address needs unique to female offenders;

     (2)  Recommend programming needs to the Department of Public
          Safety and the Office of Youth Services;


 
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     (3)  Mandate that the Director of Public Safety make a
          planning grant available from funds appropriated by the
          Legislature; and

     (4)  Appropriate funds for these purposes.

     After careful consideration, your Committee has amended this
bill by:

     (1)  Adopting the language establishing a task force on
          parity for female offenders as reflected in S.D. 2; and

     (2)  Deleting the appropriation provisions.

     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. 2074, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and
recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto
as S.B. No. 2074, S.D. 2, 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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Rep. NESTOR GARCIA                Sen. AVERY B. CHUMBLEY
Co-Chair                          Co-Chair



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Rep. DENNIS ARAKAKI               Sen. MATTHEW M. MATSUNAGA
Co-Chair                          Co-Chair



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Rep. EZRA KANOHO                  Sen. JONATHAN CHUN
Co-Chair                          Co-Chair

 
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