STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1068-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: S.B. No. 2427
                                     S.D. 1
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which
was referred S.B. No. 2427, S.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR COMPENSATION
     OF CRIME VICTIMS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to make an appropriation for
crime victim compensation.

     The Crime Victim Compensation Commission and the Department
of the Prosecuting Attorney for the City and County of Honolulu
testified in support of the measure.

     Your Committee finds notwithstanding the Commission's past
assurances of self sufficiency, the Commission has failed to
accomplish this goal.  Your Committee further finds that
Commission has not obviated the need for appropriations in order
to maintain operations.

     Your Committee amended this bill by:

     1.   Inserting into Section 351-62.5(d) a ten percent
          ceiling on expenditures from the special fund to cover
          operating expenditure; and

     2.   Leaving the effective date of this bill unspecified.


 
 
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     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to
this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and
purpose of S.B. No. 2427, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and
recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached
hereto as S.B. No. 2427, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to the
Committee on Finance.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Judiciary &
                                   Hawaiian Affairs,



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                                   ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Chair