STAND. COM. REP. NO. 160

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 926
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No.
926 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION
     ASSESSMENTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to add additional substance
abuse offenses upon which drug demand reduction assessments may
be imposed.

     Your Committee finds that the purpose of the Drug Demand
Reduction Assessment Special Fund is to provide additional monies
for drug treatment and other drug demand reduction programs.
Your Committee further finds that the administration of the Drug
Demand Reduction Assessment Special Fund and the burden of paying
for such programs should be borne by those who are convicted of
substance abuse offenses and not on our taxpayers.  Therefore,
convicted drug offenders should be required to contribute to
programs that treat drug users and programs that will help
prevent the use of drugs in our communities.

     Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the
Department of Health, the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney
of the City and County of Honolulu, and the Hawaii Substance
Abuse Coalition.  Testimony in opposition to this measure was
submitted by the Judiciary and the Office of the Public Defender.


 
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     Upon further consideration, your Committee has amended this
measure by:

     (1)  Deleting all references to section 291-4.5, Hawaii
          Revised Statutes;

     (2)  Deleting all references to part XIV of Chapter 286,
          Hawaii Revised Statutes; 

     (3)  Adding a provision requiring the Department of Health
          to expend $33,000 for mandatory substance abuse
          treatment programs for incarcerated inmates; 

     (4)  Deleting the provision that repeals the sunset date;
          and

     (5)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 1999.

     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 S.B. No.
926, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second
Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 926, S.D. 1, and
be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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



                                   ______________________________
                                   AVERY B. CHUMBLEY, Co-Chair



                                   ______________________________
                                   MATTHEW M. MATSUNAGA, Co-Chair

 
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