STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2538

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 2074
                                        S.D. 2




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B.
No. 2074, 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 establish a task force to
develop and recommend a plan to increase gender appropriate
programming in the criminal justice system.

     Your Committee finds that, although the rate of incarcerated
females has increased dramatically, the range and quality of
programming offered to female offenders has not kept pace with
the female inmate population.  Your Committee further finds that
the majority of community placement options, transitional housing
programs, and job lines and training opportunities are male
inmate oriented.  Your Committee believes that a task force is
necessary to review present programs available to female
offenders, identify inadequacies with the current system, and
develop a plan to increase interagency cooperation to address the
unique needs of female offenders and provide more gender-
responsive services and programs.

     Your Committee has amended the bill by:

     (1)  Specifying that the task force members in paragraphs
          (3) and (4) of section 2 are to be appointed by the
          Director of Public Safety;

 
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     (2)  Changing the amount appropriated to an unspecified
          amount to facilitate continuing discussion on this
          matter; and

     (3)  Clarifying that the purpose of the appropriation in
          section 3 is to provide support for the task force.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No.
2074, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass
Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2074, S.D.
2.

                                 Respectfully submitted on behalf
                                 of the members of the Committee
                                 on Ways and Means,



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                                 CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair



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                                 ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair

 
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